Painton (also Paradise) is an unincorporated community in northern Stoddard County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located twenty miles north of Dexter.
A post office called Painton has been in operation since 1918.[2] The community has the name of Albert Painton, a local merchant.[3]
- ^ "Painton, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2016.
- ^ "Stoddard County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 26, 2016.