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 UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
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]

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.[4]

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. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Spring Bluff R-XV School District - School Profile". www.springbluffpirates.com. Retrieved 2017-01-03.


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