Welcome to Cave Spring ...

Cave Spring is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Cave Spring is located in Greene County<1>.

The location of Cave 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 Cave Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Cave Spring: Cave Spg. (or less commonly used: Cave Spng. or Cave Sprng.)

Cave Spring is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Cave Spring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Cave Spring: (417)

Communities Also Named Cave Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cave Spring - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cave Spring.

Communities near Cave Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cave Spring.

• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Republic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Bolivar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
  • Bolivar is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <4>
• Battlefield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Strafford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Fair Grove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Ash Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash Grove
  • Ash Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ash Grove <4>
• Walnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>

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 Cave Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cave Spring.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cave 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 Cave Spring.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cave Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Cave Spring.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave Spring ...

Looking for more information about Cave 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 Cave Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cave Spring.

Adding Cave Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cave 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 Cave Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cave Spring post office opened in 1871.

We also found Cave Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cave Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cave Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/