Hazleton is an extinct town in Texas County, in the

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. The

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classifies it as a populated place. The village is on the bank of the

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within the

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. A post office called Hazleton was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1944. The community has the name of J. Hazleton, proprietor of a local

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Notable person

Mel Stottlemyre Melvin Leon Stottlemyre Sr. (November 13, 1941 – January 13, 2019) was an American professional baseball pitcher and Coach (baseball)#Pitching coach, pitching coach. He played for 11 seasons in Major League Baseball, all for the New York Yanke ...

, a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the

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. He won 164 games for them as a pitcher from 1964 to 1974, with three 20-win seasons, and was born in Hazleton.

References

Ghost towns in Missouri Former populated places in Texas County, Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub