Sledd,_Missouri

Sledd, Missouri

Sledd, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

Sledd is an unincorporated community in southeast Pike County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is on Missouri Route W two miles south of Paynesville and approximately one-half mile north of the Pike-Lincoln county line. Guinns Creek flows past the north side of the community.[2]

History

A post office called Sledd was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1901.[3] Alexander Sledd, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sledd, Missouri
  2. [2]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 33 ISBN 0899332242
  3. [3]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.

39°13′53″N 90°53′26″W


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