Pyletown, Missouri

Pyletown is an unincorporated community in southwest Stoddard County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is on Missouri Route H approximately six miles southwest of Dexter. Otter Lake in the Otter Slough Conservation Area is five miles west of the community.[2]

History

A variant name was "Pyle".[1] A post office called Pyle was established in 1895, and remained in operation until 1905.[3] The community was named after J. K. Pyle, a local merchant.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pyletown
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, P.67, ISBN 0899332242
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.



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