Spring Bluff, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

38°17′44″N 91°14′17″W / 38.29556°N 91.23806°W / 38.29556; -91.23806CountryUnited StatesStateMissouriCountyFranklinElevation

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909 ft (277 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code573GNIS feature ID741277^[1]

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.