Rucker, Boone County, Missouri

Rucker is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Missouri, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908.[2] The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker.[3][4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rucker, Boone County, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. Eaton, David Wolfe (1916). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. p. 213.
  4. "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

Coordinates: 39°13′53″N 92°24′49″W / 39.23139°N 92.41361°W / 39.23139; -92.41361

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