Hazleton is an extinct town in Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.[1] The village is on the bank of the Big Piney River within the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]

A post office called Hazleton was established in 1890, and remained in operation until 1944.[3] The community has the name of J. Hazleton, proprietor of a local mill.[4]

Notable person

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  • Mel Stottlemyre, a pitcher and later a pitching coach for the New York Yankees. He won 164 games for them as a pitcher from 1964 to 1974, with three 20-win seasons, and was born in Hazleton.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hazleton
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 54, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.

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