Rucker 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 the northwest corner of
Boone County, Missouri
Boone County is located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Centrally located the state's Mid-Missouri region, its county seat is in Columbia, which is Missouri's fourth-largest city and location of the University of Missouri. As of the 2020 U.S ...
, United States. The community is located at the intersection of
Missouri routes T and F about 6.5 miles north of
Harrisburg
Harrisburg ( ; ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat, seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, Dauphin County. With a population of 50, ...
. The site lies between
Perche Creek 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
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