Coordinates: 36°45′42″N 90°56′12″W / 36.761722°N 90.936793°W / 36.761722; -90.936793

Tucker, Missouri

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Tucker is an extinct town in southwestern Ripley County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The community lies on Missouri Route Z, south of Gatewood and three miles north of the Missouri-Arkansas border.[2]

A post office called Tucker was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1907.[3] The community has the name of John Tucker, a local merchant.[4] A variant name was "Tuckertown".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tucker
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 66, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  4. ^ "Ripley County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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