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Welcome to Pertle Springs ...

Pertle Springs is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

Pertle Springs is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Pertle Springs ...

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

  • Windsor
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Knob Noster
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Concordia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Holden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • La Monte
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Leeton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Leeton is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Green Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Ridge is located in Pettis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
  • Calhoun
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Calhoun is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Lake Lafayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Lafayette is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lafayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
  • Chilhowee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chilhowee is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 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 Pertle Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pertle Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pertle Springs ...

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

Adding Pertle Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pertle Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Pertle Springs was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pertle 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.