Clear Springs, Missouri Explained

Clear Springs is an unincorporated community in southern Texas County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. 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.^{[1] [2]}

History

A post office called Clear Springs was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1953.^[3] The community took its name from a spring of the same name near the original town site.^[4]

References

37.1083°N -91.8506°W

Notes and References

1. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64,
2. Clear Spring, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1987
3. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 28 December 2016.
4. Web site: Texas County Place Names, 1928–1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071622/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_texas.html . June 24, 2016 . live . The State Historical Society of Missouri . December 28, 2016 .