Lake Spring, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Dent County, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States
37°46′57″N 91°40′44″W / 37.78250°N 91.67889°W / 37.78250; -91.67889CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyDent CountyTime zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Lake Spring is an unincorporated community in northwest Dent County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately twelve miles (19 km) southeast of Rolla on Route 72.

A post office called Lake Spring has been in operation since 1856.[2] The community was named after a nearby pool of water fed by a spring.[3] The Hyer Woods Conservation Area[4] composes approximately 30 acres (12 ha) in the Lake Spring community.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Spring, Missouri
  2. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 27, 2016.
  3. ^ "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Hyer Woods CA". MDC Discover Nature. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
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