Sticklerville 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
Sullivan County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is on
Missouri Route H
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two miles west of
Mystic and
Missouri Route 129
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.
Mussel Fork flows past the east side of the community.
History
Sticklerville was
plat
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ted in 1865, and named after Henry Stickler, a local merchant. A post office called Sticklerville was established in 1864, and remained in operation until 1907.
References
Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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