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]
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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]
References
edit- ^ "Sleeper". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 45 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 120.
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