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Welcome to Iuka Springs ...

Iuka Springs is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iuka Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

A typical abbreviation for Iuka Springs: Iuka Spgs. (or less commonly used: Iuka Spngs. or Iuka Sprngs.)

Iuka Springs is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Iuka Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Iuka Springs.

  • El Dorado Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Appleton City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Osceola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lowry City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Deepwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montrose
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Schell City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rockville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Rockville is located in Bates County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Roscoe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <3>
  • Brownington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iuka Springs ...

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

Adding Iuka Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iuka Springs 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 (so far) for Iuka Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Iuka Springs post office opened in 1887. The Iuka Springs post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iuka Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iuka Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/