Sprott 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 ...

located in Union Township in Sainte Genevieve County,

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, United States. Sprott is located approximately nineteen miles southwest of Sainte Genevieve. A post office called Sprott was established in 1902, and remained in operation until 1918. The town was named after John Sprott, a local merchant.State Historical Society of Missouri: Ste. Genevieve County http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_sainte_genevieve.html

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