Clear Springs is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in southern Texas County, in the U.S. state of

Missouri Missouri is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee ...

. The community is located on Missouri Route Y, one mile east of

Missouri Route 137 Route 137 is a highway in southern Missouri. Its northern terminus is at Route 32 in Licking Licking is the action of passing the tongue over a surface, typically either to deposit saliva onto the surface, or to collect liquid, food or min ...

. The spring is on the South Prong Jacks Fork, 1.5 miles south of the community site.

History

A post office called Clear Springs was established in 1880, and remained in operation until 1953. The community took its name from a spring of the same name near the original town site.

References

Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{TexasCountyMO-geo-stub