Piddletown, Missouri

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Piddletown is an extinct town in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community took its name from nearby Piddletown School. [1] According to tradition, the schoolhouse was named after a local family who often were seen doing nothing or "piddling". [2] The Piddletown School is now defunct. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piddletown (historical)
  2. ↑ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piddletown School (historical)


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