Spring Bluff, Missouri

Spring Bluff, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Spring Bluff
Coordinates: 38°17′44″N 91°14′17″W / 38.29556°N 91.23806°W / 38.29556; -91.23806Coordinates: 38°17′44″N 91°14′17″W / 38.29556°N 91.23806°W / 38.29556; -91.23806
Country United States
State Missouri
County Franklin
Elevation 906 ft (276 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 573
GNIS feature ID 741277[1]

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

History

A post office called Springbluff was established in 1872, and remained in operation until 1933.[2] The community most likely was so named on account of its lofty elevation above a spring.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Spring Bluff, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  3. "Franklin County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 30 September 2016.


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