Stet is an unincorporated community on the Ray/ Carroll County line and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area. [1] It is located approximately fourteen miles northwest of Carrollton at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes K and JJ. [2]
A post office called Stet was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1973. [3] That same year, the rural route was consolidated with Norborne but the building stayed open as a contract office until 2011. The origin of the name "Stet" is obscure. [4] The meaning of Stet in Latin is "let it stand."
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