Perkins, Missouri
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Perkins, Missouri | |
|---|---|
 Location of Perkins in Missouri | |
| Coordinates: 37°05′41″N 89°46′31″W / 37.09472°N 89.77528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Scott |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
| • Land | 0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 123 |
| • Density | 745.2/sq mi (287.73/km2) |
| ZIP code | 63771[3] |
| Area code | 573 |
| FIPS code | 29-57044 |
| GNIS feature ID | 724226[2] |
Perkins is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Scott County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located sixteen miles northwest of Sikeston.
A post office called Perkins has been in operation since 1890.[4] The community has the name of Amos Perkins, a businessperson in the local lumber industry.[5]
Perkins is found in the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Northern Division Employee Time Table No. 10 dated August 18, 1935. Perkins was station I-24 at milepost 23.76. It had a 20 car siding. In 1935 terms that was 900 feet long, as the then standard car was 45 feet in length. There was a mail crane at Perkins. It was a flagstop for passenger trains #5 and #6. Nearby Randles had a day/night telegraph and long lap sidings to meet trains.
