Rucker is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Boone County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes T and F about 6.5 miles north of Harrisburg. The site lies between Perche Creek and Sugar Creek. [2]
History
A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker. [4] [5]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rucker, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 30, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
- ^ Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 213.
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"Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
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