Sublette, Missouri

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Sublette is an unincorporated community in northern Adair County, Missouri, United States. [1] The community is on U.S. Route 63 about six miles north of Kirksville. [2]

History

Sublette was laid out in 1869. [3] It was named for its founders, P. J. and Sarah R. Sublette. [4] A post office called Sublette was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1933. [5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sublette, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 23, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. ↑ "Adair County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp.  423.
  5. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

40°18′02″N92°34′18″W / 40.30056°N 92.57167°W / 40.30056; -92.57167

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