Clear Springs is an unincorporated community in southern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The community is located on Missouri Route Y, one mile east of Missouri Route 137. The spring is on the South Prong Jacks Fork, 1.5 miles south of the community site.[2][3]
History edit
A post office called Clear Springs was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1953.[4] The community took its name from a spring of the same name near the original town site.[5]
References edit
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clear Springs, Missouri
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ Clear Spring, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
37°06′30″N 91°51′02″W / 37.10833°N 91.85056°W
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