Spring City, Missouri

Spring City
Unincorporated community
Spring City

Location within the state of Missouri

Coordinates: 36°59′12″N 94°32′3″W / 36.98667°N 94.53417°W / 36.98667; -94.53417Coordinates: 36°59′12″N 94°32′3″W / 36.98667°N 94.53417°W / 36.98667; -94.53417
Country United States
State Missouri
County Newton
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Spring City is an unincorporated community in Newton County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located five miles south of Joplin on Route 86. The community is part of the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Spring City was laid out in 1885. and named for a spring near the original town site.[2] A post office called Spring City was established in 1893, and remained in operation until 1903.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spring City, Missouri
  2. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 November 2016.


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