Rich Fountain is an
unincorporated community in
Osage County Osage County is the name of several counties in the United States:
* Osage County, Kansas
* Osage County, Missouri
* Osage County, Oklahoma
Osage County is the largest county by area in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Created in 1907 when Oklah ...
,
Missouri, United States. It is located approximately three miles east of
U.S. Route 63
U.S. Route 63 (US 63) is a , north–south United States Highway primarily in the Midwestern and Southern United States. The southern terminus of the route is at Interstate 20 (I-20) in Ruston, Louisiana; the northern terminus is at US ...
and is fifteen miles southeast of
Jefferson City.
History
Rich Fountain had its start ''circa'' 1839, when John Strumpf built a
gristmill there. The community was named for a spring near the original town site. A post office called Rich Fountain was established in 1854, and remained in operation until 1972.
The
Sacred Heart Catholic Church and Parsonage was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
Unincorporated communities in Osage County, Missouri
Jefferson City metropolitan area
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
{{OsageCountyMO-geo-stub