Spalding, Missouri

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Spalding is an unincorporated community in Ralls County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

History

A post office called Spalding was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1910. [2] The community took its name from a spring near the original town site; Spalding Springs in turn had the name of Robert M. Spalding, a pioneer settler. [3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spalding, Missouri
  2. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ralls County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2016.

39°37′07″N91°31′36″W / 39.61861°N 91.52667°W / 39.61861; -91.52667

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