Nickellton, Missouri facts for kids

Nickellton is a small, quiet place in Macon County, Missouri, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and buildings that doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town does. Instead, it's part of the larger county.

The Story of Nickellton

Nickellton got its start a long time ago. In 1883, a post office was opened there. A post office is where people send and receive letters and packages. This post office helped the people living in Nickellton stay connected with the rest of the world. It stayed open for many years, until 1918.

The community was named after an early settler named Davidson Nickell. Settlers were some of the first people to move to and live in a new area. Davidson Nickell was an important person in the early days of this small community.