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Welcome to Randolph Springs ...

Randolph Springs is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Randolph Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

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

Randolph Springs is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Randolph Springs ...

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

  • Moberly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Salisbury
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Huntsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Glasgow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Higbee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Keytesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Clark
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Clark is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Armstrong is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
  • Cairo
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cairo is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 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 Randolph Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Randolph Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Randolph Springs ...

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

Adding Randolph Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Randolph 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 Randolph Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Randolph Springs post office opened in 1888. The Randolph Springs post office closed in 1902.

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

Footnotes ...

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