Lake Spring, Missouri

Lake Spring is an unincorporated community in northwest Dent County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located about twelve miles southeast of Rolla on Route 72.

A post office called Lake Spring has been in operation since 1856.[2] The community was named after a nearby pool of water fed by a spring.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lake Spring, Missouri
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  3. "Dent County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 27 September 2016.

Coordinates: 37°46′57″N 91°40′44″W / 37.78250°N 91.67889°W / 37.78250; -91.67889


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