Sleeper, Missouri Explained

Sleeper is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately one mile north of Interstate 44 at the intersection of Missouri routes F and J. It is and about six miles northeast of Lebanon and five miles southwest of Stoutland.[2] Several homes and a fire station are located here.[3]

A post office called Sleeper was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1955.[4] The community was named after "Sleeper", a railroad employee who often was noticeably tired.[5] [6]

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37.7606°N -92.5931°W

Notes and References

  1. 726540. Sleeper. 3 January 2015 .
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 45
  3. http://www.lacledecountymissouri.org/clerk/files/info/files/firedist.html "Laclede County Rural Fire Protection Districts And Volunteer Fire Departments."
  4. Web site: Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 24 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071428/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_laclede.html. 24 June 2016.
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 24 October 2016.
  6. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 120.

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