Stubtown, Missouri facts for kids

Stubtown is a small place in the U.S. state of Missouri. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially part of a city or town. Instead, it's managed by the county government. You can find Stubtown in Pemiscot County, which is in the southeastern part of Missouri.

The Story of Stubtown's Name

For a while, Stubtown had a different name: Game. A post office was opened there in 1898, and it was called the "Game Post Office." This post office helped people send and receive letters and packages. It stayed open for about 13 years, closing down in 1911.

After the post office closed, the community's name changed. The new name, Stubtown, was chosen to honor a local family known as the Stubbs family. Many places in the United States are named after important families or people who lived there.