Monegaw Springs is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]
A post office called Monegaw Springs was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1953. [2] The community took its name from a mineral spring of the same name near the original town site. [3] The spring was originally named “Stinking Waters” but was later renamed Monegaw or “Owner of Much Money” in honor of Monegaw, [4] an Osage tribal leader. [5]
Monegaw was an Osage chief...