Welcome to Alley Spring ...
Alley Spring is located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Alley Spring is located in Shannon County<1>.
The location of Alley Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alley Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.
A typical abbreviation for Alley Spring: Alley Spg. (or less commonly used: Alley Spng. or Alley Sprng.)
Alley Spring is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Alley Spring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Alley Spring lies within the (573) area code.
Communities near Alley Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alley Spring.
- Mountain View
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Howell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
- Winona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Winona is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <4>
- Birch Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birch Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Tree
- Birch Tree is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birch Tree <4>
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Eminence is located in Shannon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 581 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
- Summersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Summersville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <4>
- Round Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
- Round Spring is located in Shannon County
- Montier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
- Montier is located in Shannon County
- Hartshorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Akers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
- Akers is located in Shannon County
- Hattie
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alley Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alley Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alley Spring. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alley Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alley Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Alley Spring.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alley Spring ...
Looking for more information about Alley Spring? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alley Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alley Spring.
Adding Alley Spring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alley Spring in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alley Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Alley Spring post office opened in 1950.
We also found Alley Spring on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Missouri (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alley Spring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alley Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Shannon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alley Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |