Siloam Springs, Gentry County, Missouri

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Siloam Springs is an unincorporated community in northeast Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is located on Missouri Route DD one mile south of the Gentry-Worth county line. Big Muddy Creek flows past the south side of the community. Denver is 3.5 miles to the northwest in Worth County. [2]

History

Various names were Areola Springs, Free Water, Gara, Siloam, and Siloam City. [1] The name may be derived from the ancient site of Siloam in Jerusalem. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siloam Springs
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN   0-89933-224-2
  3. "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

Coordinates: 40°22′23″N94°15′51″W / 40.37306°N 94.26417°W / 40.37306; -94.26417