Pickel, Missouri

Pickel is an unincorporated community in Ste. Genevieve County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

A variant spelling was "Pickle".^[1] A post office called Pickle was established in 1898, and remained in operation until 1905.^[2] The community was named after William Pickles, the original owner of the town site.^[3]

References

1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickel
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
↑ "Ste. Genevieve County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Sainte Genevieve County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Ste. Genevieve
Cities	Bloomsdale Ste. Genevieve St. Mary
Townships	Beauvais Jackson Ste. Genevieve Saline Union
CDPs	Grayhawk Ozora Weingarten
Other communities	Avon Brickeys Chestnut Ridge Clearwater Clement Coffman Copper Mine Kinsey Lake Forest Lawrenceton Marlo Mill Millers Minnith Mosher Needmore New Offenburg Pickel Quarry Town River aux Vases Rocky Ridge Sprott Thomure Valley View Womack Zell
Ghost towns	La Saline New Bourbon

Coordinates: 37°47′47″N 90°17′12″W / 37.79639°N 90.28667°W / 37.79639; -90.28667

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