Browns Spring is an

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in Stone County, in the

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. It is about 7 miles south of

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and is about 3 miles west of Union City.

History

A post office called Browns Spring was established in 1912, and remained in operation until 1939. The community has the name of a spring near the original town site, which in turn was named after Burton Brown, a pioneer citizen. A variant name is "Brown Springs".

References

Unincorporated communities in Stone County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{StoneCountyMO-geo-stub