Rucker is an unincorporated community in the northwest corner of Boone County, Missouri, United States. [1] 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. [2]
A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908. [3] The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker. [4] [5]
Perche Township is one of ten townships in Boone County, Missouri, USA. As of the 2012, its population was 4,037. The village of Harrisburg is the only incorporated settlement inside the township.
Millersburg is an unincorporated community in Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located near the Boone-Callaway county line on the Owl Creek tributary of Cedar Creek. The Little Dixie Lake and Little Dixie Wildlife Management Area lie on Owl Creek just north of the community. It is on Missouri Route J about four miles south of I-70.
Goodwater Creek is a stream in Audrain and Boone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Youngs Creek.
Bourbon is an unincorporated community in northern Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community was located on Benson Road just east of U.S. Route 63 and about one mile west of Sturgeon.
Browns is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located northeast of Columbia on Paris Road. Browns was once a stop on the Columbia Terminal Railroad.
Cedar Creek is a stream in Boone and Callaway counties of the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of the Missouri River. The headwaters of Cedar Creek are in northeast Boone County about five miles east of Hallsville and one mile west of the Audrain-Boone county line. The stream flows south and about five miles south of its headwaters the stream becomes the boundary between Boone and Callaway counties. The stream crosses under Interstate 70 about eight miles east of Columbia and enters the Mark Twain National Forest. The stream flows south to southwest through the national forest and upon leaving the forest turns to the east and ceases to be the county line. The stream flows east for about one mile then turns south and flows under U. S. Route 63 and into the Missouri River four miles northwest of Cedar City and across the river from Jefferson City. The Katy Trail crosses Cedar Creek just north of its confluence with the Missouri.
Claysville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is the southernmost settlement in Boone County. Claysville is near the Missouri River.
Deer Park is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located south of Columbia on U.S. Route 63.
Easley is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The last building remaining in Easley, a general store, was moved to the Boone County Historical Society and reconstructed. Easley is on both the Missouri River and Katy Trail.
Harg is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Hinton is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is located just north of Columbia.
Moniteau Creek is a stream in Randolph, Howard and Boone counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The headwaters of the stream are southwest of Moberly in Randolph County. The stream flows south passing into Howard County in the Rudolph Bennett Conservation Area. The stream flows south-southwest along the eastern part of the county passing under Missouri Route 124 and becomes the boundary between Howard and Boone counties before passing under U. S. Route 40 and entering the Missouri River just south of Rocheport.
Prathersville is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Prathersville was named after William Prather, a local merchant. It is located in north Columbia.
Riggs is an unincorporated community in Boone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Today the community is centered around Riggs Union Church. A small store and several homes formerly stood at the intersection of Old Number 7 and Williams Road. The Mount Carmel (Sims) Cemetery is nearby.
Sugar Creek is a stream in Boone and Randolph Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is a tributary of Perche Creek.
Stephens is an unincorporated community in northwest Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is one mile east of Cedar Creek and the Callaway-Boone county line. Lindbergh on I-70 lies 1.5 miles to the south.
Youngers is an unincorporated community in northwest Callaway County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is in the extreme northwest corner of Callaway County and just east of Cedar Creek. Auxvasse is about twelve miles to the east, Mexico is about 14 miles to the northeast in Audrain County and Columbia is about nine miles to the southwest in Boone County.
Barnesville is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
Buck Creek is an unincorporated community in Morgan County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route O about four miles northeast of Laurie. The location is just west of the Gravois Creek Arm of the Lake of the Ozarks.
Sledd is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
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