Welcome to Sleeper ...

Sleeper is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Sleeper is located in Laclede County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sleeper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Sleeper is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sleeper: 417

Communities near Sleeper ...

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

• Lebanon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lebanon
  • From Sleeper to Lebanon
• Camdenton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camdenton
  • Camdenton is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camdenton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Camdenton
  • From Sleeper to Camdenton
• Richland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
  • Richland is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <3>
• Stoutland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoutland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutland
  • Stoutland is located in Camden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stoutland <3>
• Phillipsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <3>
• Twin Bridges
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
  • Twin Bridges is located in Laclede County
• Evergreen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Evergreen is located in Laclede County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
  • Evergreen has also been known as:
  • Evergreen village
• Abo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Abo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abo
  • Abo is located in Laclede County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Abo
  • From Sleeper to Abo
• Oakland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Laclede County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oakland
  • From Sleeper to Oakland
• Eldridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldridge
  • From Sleeper to Eldridge

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 Sleeper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sleeper.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sleeper. 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 Sleeper.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sleeper ...

Looking for more information about Sleeper? 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 Sleeper, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sleeper.

Adding Sleeper to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sleeper 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 Sleeper was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Sleeper post office opened in 1883.

We also found Sleeper in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sleeper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laclede County: www.laclede.county.missouri.org/

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