Big Spring, Iowa

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Big Spring, Iowa
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Big Spring, Iowa
Location of Big Spring in Iowa
Coordinates: 40°41′00″N93°31′37″W / 40.68333°N 93.52694°W / 40.68333; -93.52694
Country USA
County Wayne
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464327 [1]

Big Spring is a ghost town located in Wayne County, Iowa, USA. [1]

By 1887, several mineral springs had been located nearby. [2]

The settlement had a post office from 1875 to 1901. [3]

All that remains of the settlement is the Big Springs Cemetery. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Spring (historical)
  2. Congressional Series of United States Public Documents. Vol. 2495. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1887. p. 162.
  3. "Big Spring Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. "Big Springs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.