Stokley, Missouri

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Stokley (also spelled Stokeley) is an unincorporated community in northwest Pettis County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is approximately five miles northwest of LaMonte and six miles northeast of Knob Noster in adjacent Johnson County. It is on a county road 1.5 miles west of Missouri Route 127. [2]

History

A post office called Stokley was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1902. [3] The community most likely has the surname of a local family. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stokley, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, pp. 35-6 ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Pettis County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

38°50′22″N93°28′11″W / 38.83944°N 93.46972°W / 38.83944; -93.46972

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