Parker is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Scott County Scott County is the name of eleven counties in the United States of America:
*Scott County, Arkansas
*Scott County, Illinois
*Scott County, Indiana
*Scott County, Iowa, the most populous county on the list
*Scott County, Kansas, the least populous ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') 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 border ...
.
History
A post office called "Parkers Station" was established in 1875, and remained in operation until 1883. The community has the name of the Parker family, proprietor of a local sawmill.
References
Unincorporated communities in Scott County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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