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Welcome to Springtown ...

Springtown is located in Washington County<1>.

Springtown is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Springtown: 573 & 235<3>

Communities Also Named Springtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Springtown - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Montana, New Jersey (3), New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Springtown ...

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

  • Park Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • De Soto
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Desloge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Desloge is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desloge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Desloge <4>
  • Flat River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Flat River is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat River
  • Bismarck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Elvins
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Elvins is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins
  • Leadwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Esther
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Esther is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 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 Springtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springtown ...

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

Adding Springtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springtown 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 Springtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> The Springtown post office closed in 1965.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Springtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Springtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/