Spring Bluff, Missouri

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Spring Bluff, Missouri
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Spring Bluff
Coordinates: 38°17′44″N91°14′17″W / 38.29556°N 91.23806°W / 38.29556; -91.23806 Coordinates: 38°17′44″N91°14′17″W / 38.29556°N 91.23806°W / 38.29556; -91.23806
Country United States
State Missouri
County Franklin
Elevation
[1]
909 ft (277 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID741277 [1]

Spring Bluff is an unincorporated community in southwest Franklin County, Missouri, United States. [1]

Contents

The community sits on a ridge at the intersection of Missouri routes 185 and AC approximately seven miles northwest of Sullivan. An incised meander of the Bourbeuse River lies one mile northwest of the community. [2]

History

A post office called Springbluff was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1933. [3] The community most likely was so named on account of its lofty elevation above a spring. [4]

Education

Spring Bluff R-XV School District is a public school district that includes kindergarten through eighth grades. It received the "Distinction in Performance" award from 2001-2002 to 2011–2012. [5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Spring Bluff, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. Spring Bluff, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1980 rev.)
  3. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
  4. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "Spring Bluff R-XV School District - School Profile". www.springbluffpirates.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.


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