Rector is an extinct town in northwest Shannon County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. The community is located in Rector Hollow, which is a tributary to

Gladden Creek Gladden Creek is a stream in Dent and Shannon counties in the Ozarks of southern Missouri. It is a tributary of the Current River. The stream headwaters are in Dent County at and the confluence with the Current is in Shannon County at . The so ...

approximately one mile to the west. It is on Missouri Route J two miles west of

Missouri Route 19 Route 19 is a long state highway in Missouri. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 61 in New London and its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 63 on the north side of Thayer. Route 19 is one of Missouri's original 1922 highways, though it in ...

. A post office called Rector was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1954. The community has the name of the local Rector family.

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Ghost towns in Missouri Ghost towns in Shannon County, Missouri {{ShannonCountyMO-geo-stub