Monegaw Springs, Missouri

Monegaw Springs is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

History

A post office called Monegaw Springs was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1953.[2] The community took its name from a mineral spring of the same name near the original town site.[3] The spring has the name of Monegaw, an Osage tribal leader.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monegaw Springs, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. "St. Clair County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  4. Nestor, Sandy (29 November 2004). Indian Placenames in America. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-7864-7167-6. Monegaw was an Osage chief...

Coordinates: 38°01′45″N 93°50′21″W / 38.02917°N 93.83917°W / 38.02917; -93.83917


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.