Sturdivant, Missouri
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'''Sturdivant''' is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in the southern part of [[Wayne Township, Bollinger County, Missouri|Wayne Township]] in extreme southern [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], [[Missouri]], United States. It is located approximately sixteen miles north of [[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]] along State Highway V. The zip code is 63782. It is part of the [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]]–[[Jackson, Missouri|Jackson]], MO-[[Illinois|IL]] [[Cape Girardeau-Jackson metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
'''Sturdivant''' is an [[Unincorporated area#United States|unincorporated community]] in the southern part of [[Wayne Township, Bollinger County, Missouri|Wayne Township]] in extreme southern [[Bollinger County, Missouri|Bollinger County]], [[Missouri]], United States. It is located approximately sixteen miles north of [[Dexter, Missouri|Dexter]] along State Highway V. The zip code is 63782. It is part of the [[Cape Girardeau, Missouri|Cape Girardeau]]–[[Jackson, Missouri|Jackson]], MO-[[Illinois|IL]] [[Cape Girardeau-Jackson metropolitan area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. |
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Sturdivant was [[plat]]ted in 1869 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html | title=Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=3 September 2016 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071742/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html | archivedate=24 June 2016 }} The community was named after Robert Sturdivant, a Cape Girardeau banker. A post office called Sturdivant has been in operation since 1888.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 September 2016}} |
Sturdivant was [[plat]]ted in 1869 when the railroad was extended to that point.{{cite web | url=http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html | title=Bollinger County Place Names, 1928-1945 (archived) | publisher=The State Historical Society of Missouri | accessdate=3 September 2016 | url-status=bot: unknown | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071742/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_bollinger.html | archivedate=24 June 2016 }} The community was named after Robert Sturdivant, a Cape Girardeau banker. A post office called Sturdivant has been in operation since 1888.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?state=MO | title=Post Offices| publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=1 September 2016}} |
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