NETTLETON was laid out in 1868 by Hunt, Godfrey & Co., of Hannibal. Maj. Josiah Hunt and C.O. Godrey were well known railroad men and capitalists at the time. The original name was Gomer, a Bible name. In 1870 the name was changed to Nettleton in honor of George H. Nettleton, a former superintendent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph and a well known railroad man. A railroad station was built at Nettleton in 1870. The village had one store in 1870 and its population in 1878 was about 50.

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