Welcome to Rucker ...

Rucker is located in Boone County<1>.

The location of Rucker has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rucker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Rucker is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rucker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rucker lies within the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Rucker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Rucker: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Bates County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 5 communities that are also named Rucker - they are located in Arizona, California, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rucker.

Communities near Rucker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rucker.

• Columbia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Moberly
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberly
  • Moberly is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,512 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moberly <4>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Fayette
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <4>
• Hallsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Huntsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <4>
• Sturgeon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <4>
• Madison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Higbee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higbee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
  • Higbee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Higbee <4>
• Harrisburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rucker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rucker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rucker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rucker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rucker. See our Newspapers Page for Rucker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rucker ...

Looking for more information about Rucker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rucker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rucker.

Adding Rucker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rucker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rucker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rucker post office opened in 1889.

We also found Rucker on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rucker.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rucker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/