Sleeper, Missouri

Sleeper is an unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.^[1] It is located about one mile north of Interstate 44 on Missouri Supplemental Route F, or about five miles northeast of Lebanon. Several homes and a fire station are located here.^[2]

A post office called Sleeper was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1955.^[3] The community was named after a railroad employee.^[4]

References

↑ "Sleeper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ "Laclede County Rural Fire Protection Districts And Volunteer Fire Departments." Laclede County Clerk. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Laclede County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Lebanon

Cities	Conway Lebanon Richland‡

Villages	Evergreen Phillipsburg Stoutland‡

Townships	Auglaize Eldridge Franklin Gasconade Lebanon May/Smith Osage Phillipsburg Spring Hollow Union Washington

CDP	Bennett Springs‡

Other unincorporated communities	Abo Agnes Bidwell Brownfield Brush Creek Caffeyville Carrol Junction Case Competition Delmar Dove Drew Drynob Eldridge Falcon Grace Hazelgreen Ira Lynchburg Lyons Morgan Nebo Oakland Origanna Orla Pease Prosperine Russ Sleeper Saint Annie Southard Winnipeg

Ghost towns	Atchley Corkery‡

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 37°45′38″N 92°35′35″W / 37.76056°N 92.59306°W / 37.76056; -92.59306

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