Forest Springs, Missouri

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Forest Springs is an extinct town in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place. [1]

Knox County, Missouri U.S. county in Missouri

Knox County is a county located in the northeast portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,131, making it the third-least populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Edina. The county was organized February 14, 1845 and named for U.S. Secretary of War General Henry Knox.

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Missouri U.S. state in the United States

Missouri is a state in the Midwestern United States. With over six million residents, it is the 18th-most populous state of the Union. The largest urban areas are St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia; the capital is Jefferson City. The state is the 21st-most extensive in area. Missouri is bordered by eight states : Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas to the south and Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska to the west. In the South are the Ozarks, a forested highland, providing timber, minerals and recreation. The Missouri River, after which the state is named, flows through the center of the state into the Mississippi River, which makes up Missouri's eastern border.

Forest Springs had its start in 1882 when a mineral spa opened at the site. [2] A post office called Forest Springs was established in 1882, the name was changed to Forestsprings in 1895, and the post office closed in 1899. [3]

Mineral spa

Mineral spas are spa resorts developed around naturally occurring mineral springs. Like seaside resorts, they are mainly used recreationally although they also figured prominently in prescientific medicine.

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Forest Springs
  2. ↑ "Knox County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2016.

Coordinates: 40°11′10″N91°57′19″W / 40.18611°N 91.95528°W / 40.18611; -91.95528

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