Sleeper is an Unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States. It is located approximately one mile north of Interstate 44 at the intersection of Missouri routes F and J. It is and about six miles northeast of Lebanon and five miles southwest of Stoutland.Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 45 Several homes and a fire station are located here."Laclede County Rural Fire Protection Districts And Volunteer Fire Departments." Laclede County Clerk. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
A post office called Sleeper was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1955. The community was named after "Sleeper", a railroad employee who often was noticeably tired.
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