Greene Springs is a
ghost town
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in
Vernon County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
History
Greene Springs was
plat
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ted in 1886, and named after a nearby
spring
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Common uses
* Spring (season), a season of the year
* Spring (device), a mechanical device that stores energy
* Spring (hydrology), a natural source of water
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of the same name.
The namesake natural spring is gone, and its location is unknown to the
GNIS
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. The former spring had the name of Mathew J. Greene, a pioneer citizen.
A post office called Greene Springs was established in 1887, and remained in operation until 1901.
References
Ghost towns in Missouri
Former populated places in Vernon County, Missouri
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