Sublette is an unincorporated community in northern Adair County, Missouri, United States.[1] The community is on U.S. Route 63 about six miles north of Kirksville.[2]

History

Sublette was laid out in 1869.[3] It was named for its founders, P. J. and Sarah R. Sublette.[4] A post office called Sublette was established in 1868, and remained in operation until 1933.[5]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sublette, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 23, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Adair County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2016.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Violette, E. M. (1911). History of Adair County. The Denslow History Company. pp. 423.
  5. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

40°18′02″N 92°34′18″W / 40.30056°N 92.57167°W / 40.30056; -92.57167


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