Sulphur Springs, Missouri Explained

Sulphur Springs is an unincorporated community in eastern Jefferson County, Missouri, United States. It is located near Barnhart, bordering the banks of Glaize Creek and the Mississippi River.

Sulphur Springs was platted in 1860, and named for a sulphur spring near the original town site.^[1] A post office was established at Sulphur Springs in 1837, and remained in operation until 1990.^[2]

On August 5, 1922, at Sulphur Springs, two trains collided on the Iron Mountain Railroad tracks, resulting in 34 people killed and 150 injured in the largest train accident in Missouri history.^[3]

Notable person

• Benjamin O'Fallon^[4]
• Benjamin Raborg^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jefferson County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived). The State Historical Society of Missouri. 19 October 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624071321/http://shsmo.org/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_jefferson.html. 24 June 2016.
2. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 19 October 2016.
3. Web site: Remembering Missouri’s worst train wreck . Daily Journal . Jul 30, 2012 . 20 October 2016 . Jenkins, Kevin R..
4. News: Bruce . Tracey . March 11, 2014 . Looking Back – To the O’Fallon Collection . en . 2021-12-20.
5. Web site: Raborg, Jr.. Charles Louis. Benjamin Raborg. askART. 13 December 2015.