Spring Bluff is an unincorporated community in southwest Franklin County, Missouri, United States.[1]
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
- ^ a b c "Spring Bluff, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Spring Bluff, MO, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1966 (1980 rev.)
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Spring Bluff R-XV School District - School Profile". www.springbluffpirates.com. Retrieved January 3, 2017.
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