Spring Grove, Missouri

Spring Grove is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is situated on Missouri Route H and the Niangua River flows past, about 1.5 miles to the east. Buffalo is approximately six miles to the north-northwest.[2]

History

A post office called Spring Grove was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1906.[3] A spring within a nearby grove accounts for the name.[4]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring Grove, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

37°33′07″N 93°02′16″W / 37.55194°N 93.03778°W / 37.55194; -93.03778


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