Big Spring, Iowa
Ghost town in USA
40°41′00″N 93°31′37″W / 40.68333°N 93.52694°W / 40.68333; -93.52694Big Spring is a ghost town located in Wayne County, Iowa, USA.[1]
By 1887, several mineral springs had been located nearby.[2]
The settlement had a post office from 1875 to 1901.[3]
All that remains of the settlement is the Big Springs Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Spring (historical)
- ^ Congressional Series of United States Public Documents. Vol. 2495. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1887. p. 162.
- ^ "Big Spring Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Big Springs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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