Browns Spring, Missouri
Browns Spring is an unincorporated community in Stone County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is about 7 miles south of Clever and is about 3 miles west of Union City.
History
A post office called Browns Spring was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1939. The community has the name of a spring near the original town site, which in turn was named after Burton Brown, a pioneer citizen. A variant name is "Brown Springs".
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Browns Spring
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ^ "Stone County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
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