Stoutsville

History

Stoutsville was platted in 1871 and named after the family of Robert P. Stout, the original owners of the town site. A post office called Stoutsville has been in operation since 1872. For at least 25 years during its early history, Stoutsville had been a sundown town, a place that forbade Black people to stay overnight. A sign once displayed near the railroad station read, "Mr. Nigger, don't let the sun set on you in Stoutsville."

Geography

Stoutsville is in northeast Monroe County, adjacent to the Buck Creek confluence with Mark Twain Lake and just south of U.S. Route 24. Paris, the county seat, is to the southwest, and Monroe City is to the northeast via US 24. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Stoutsville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 1.08%, are water. The village is in the watershed of the Salt River, an east-flowing tributary of the Mississippi.

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