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 25 September 2016.
  4. "Dallas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 15 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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