Welcome to Spring City ...

Spring City is located in Newton County<1>.

The location of Spring City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Spring City is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Spring City: (417)

Communities Also Named Spring City ...

While we believe that this Spring City is located in Newton County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Spring City. Those communities are located in the following counties: Oregon and Saint Clair County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 11 communities that are also named Spring City - they are located in Kansas (3), Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia.

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

Communities near Spring City ...

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

• Joplin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joplin
  • Joplin is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joplin <4>
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Webb City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
  • Webb City is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb City <4>
• Neosho
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosho
  • Neosho is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neosho <4>
• Carl Junction
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl Junction
  • Carl Junction is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carl Junction <4>
• Baxter Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Springs
  • Baxter Springs is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter Springs <4>
• Galena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
  • Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <4>
• Oronogo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronogo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronogo
  • Oronogo is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronogo <4>
• Commerce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
  • Commerce is located in Ottawa County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,491 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <4>
• Seneca
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <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 Spring City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring City ...

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

Adding Spring City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring City 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 Spring City was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1888.

We also found Spring City in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Spring City post office opened in 1893.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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