Stanton is an unincorporated community in southern Franklin County, Missouri, United States.

[2] It lies on Interstate 44 at the junction with Missouri Supplemental Route W, which provides access to Meramec Caverns, located approximately two miles southeast along the Meramec River.

[4] A post office called Stanton has been in operation since 1857.

[5] The community took its name from the nearby Stanton copper mines.

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