County of village: Lincoln County
Location of village: MO-A & MO-DD
Location of post office: 199 Main St. (MO-DD), Truxton
Elevation: 735'
Population: 94 (2013)
"A town in the southwest part of Prairie Township. Robert B. Allen, the founder, was born in Virginia, October 6, 1808 settled in Lincoln County in 1840, and built the first house in the village in 1843. Although the place was originally laid off in 1845, this plat was not recorded. In June, 1852, Mr. Allen secured the assistance of James, Reid, the county surveyor, and again laid out and platted an addition to the place. He lived there to his death in 1875. The village was named in honor of Captain Thomas Truxton (1755-1822), distinguished as a commander of privateers in the Revolutionary War. The post office was established by 1876." ~ (Postal Guide; COUNTY ATLAS 1878, 14; HIST. LINCOLN, 451-2; TROY FREE PRESS, Feb. 19, 1886, 1; Andy J. Brown)
"Truxton is situated in the southwest corner of Lincoln County, one mile from the Montgomery County line and three-fourths of a mile from the Warren County line, being on Section 22, Township 49 N, Range 3 W...
Robert B. Allen, the founder of Truxton, was born in Virginia October 6, 1808. He settled in Lincoln County in 1840, and three years later he built the first house in Truxton. In June, 1852, he procured the services of James Reid, the county surveyor, and with his assistance laid out and platted the town of Truxton...
"The village was named in honor of Capt. Truxton, a noted naval officer in the Revolutionary War...
"In 1888 Truxton had a livery and hack line to Jonesburg, Montgomery County, run by H.L. Owens...A carpenter shop, wagon maker and blacksmith. There were millinery and dressmaking establishments, boots and shoe store, a grist and saw mill. Crockett & Ritter ran a hack and carried the mail to and from Jonesburg." ~ (--Goodspeed, 451, 452.)
"It had two churches, Methodist Episcopal and Lutheran, a high school, steam saw mill and grist mill, a newspaper, the "Republican", a hotel, and about fifteen stores, shops, etc. Population, 1899 (estimated) 250." ~ (--Conard, Vol. VI, 224.)