Piddletown, Missouri

Piddletown is an extinct town in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

The community took its name from nearby Piddletown School.[1] According to tradition, the schoolhouse was named after a local family who often were seen doing nothing or "piddling".[2] The Piddletown School is now defunct.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piddletown (historical)
  2. ^ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Piddletown School (historical)
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