Lickskillet, Missouri

Lickskillet is an extinct town in Putnam County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1]

A variant name was "Mapleton".^[1]^[2] A post office called Mapleton was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1909.^[3] The Mapleton School, now defunct, served the area.^[4]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lickskillet
↑ "Putnam County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mapleton School

Municipalities and communities of Putnam County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Unionville
City	Unionville
Villages	Livonia Lucerne Powersville Worthington
Townships	Elm Grant Jackson Liberty Lincoln Medicine Richland Sherman Union Wilson York
CDP	Lemons
Unincorporated communities	Chapel Chariton Elko Esper Galesburg Glendale Graysville Hartford Lemons Martinstown Omaha Quinn Rosewood St. John Sidney Wyreka
Ghost towns	Howland Lickskillet Terre Haute West Liberty

Coordinates: 40°26′40″N 92°42′40″W / 40.44444°N 92.71111°W / 40.44444; -92.71111

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