Rock Springs, Missouri

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Rock Springs is an unincorporated community in St. Francois County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The area takes its name from a spring of the same name which in turn was named for its boulder. [2] A variant name was "Rock Spring". [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rock Springs
  2. "St. Francois County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.

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