Rucker is an

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in the northwest corner of

Boone County, Missouri Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located in Mid-Missouri, its county seat is Columbia, Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 183,6 ...

, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Missouri routes T and F about 6.5 miles north of

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. The site lies between

Perche Creek Perche Creek, or Roche Perche Creek is a stream in Boone and Randolph counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. Besides the Missouri River it is the largest stream in Boone County, Missouri and forms much of the western border of the city of Columb ...

and Sugar Creek.

History

A post office called Rucker was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1908. The community was named for Maj. John F. Rucker.

References

Unincorporated communities in Boone County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{BooneCountyMO-geo-stub