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

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

Municipalities and communities of Ralls County, Missouri, United States
County seat: New London
Cities	Center Hannibal‡ Monroe City‡ New London Perry Vandalia‡
Village	Rensselaer
Townships	Center Clay Jasper Saline Salt River Saverton Spencer
Unincorporated communities	Cincinnati Flint Hill Greenlawn Hassard Hatch Huntington Hutchison Ilasco Madisonville Salt River Saverton Sheil Spalding West Hartford
Ghost towns	Hydesburg Joanna Noonan Piddletown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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