Rucker is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Boone County, Missouri, United States. 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.
History
A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908. The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker.
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.
- "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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| Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States | ||
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| County seat: Columbia | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡a small part of Centralia is in Audrain County | |
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