Round Spring is an unincorporated community in Shannon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1] The site is located on Missouri Route 19, adjacent to the confluence of Spring Valley Creek with the Current River.[2]

History

A post office called Round Spring was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1980.[3] The community was named for a round mineral spring near the original town site.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Round Spring, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 55, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 25, 2016.
  4. "Shannon County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 25, 2016.

37°16′50″N 91°24′40″W / 37.28056°N 91.41111°W / 37.28056; -91.41111


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