Hazleton, Missouri

Extinct town in the U.S. state of Missouri

Hazleton is an extinct town in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.^[1] The village is on the bank of the Big Piney River within the Mark Twain National Forest.^[2]

A post office called Hazleton was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1944.^[3] The community has the name of J. Hazleton, proprietor of a local mill.^[4]

Notable person

Mel Stottlemyre, a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the New York Yankees. He won 164 games for them as a pitcher from 1964 to 1974, with three 20-win seasons, and was born in Hazleton.

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazleton
^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.