Spurgeon, Missouri

Spurgeon is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.^[1]

History

Spurgeon had its start ca. 1880 as a mining community, and named after the local Spurgeon family.^[2] A post office called Spurgeon was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1912.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spurgeon, Missouri
↑ "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 22 November 2016.

Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Neosho

Cities	Diamond Fairview Granby Joplin‡ Neosho Seneca

Villages	Cliff Village Dennis Acres Grand Falls Plaza Leawood Loma Linda Newtonia Redings Mill Ritchey Saginaw Shoal Creek Drive Shoal Creek Estates Stark City Stella Wentworth

Townships	Benton Berwick Buffalo Dayton Five Mile Franklin Granby Marion Neosho Newtonia Seneca Shoal Creek Van Buren West Benton

Unincorporated communities	Aroma Belfast Berwick Boulder City Christopher Gregg Hornet Jolly June McElhany Monark Springs Pepsin Racine Silver Creek Spring City Spurgeon Sweetwater Talmage City Tipton Ford Wanda

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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