Siloam Springs, Howell County, Missouri

Siloam Springs is an unincorporated community in western Howell County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located approximately two miles south of Route 14 on Missouri Route T, just east of the southeastern corner of Douglas County and fifteen miles northwest of West Plains. Waters from the associated spring flow west and enter Tabor Creek, which then flows into Spring Creek, a tributary to the Norfork River in the southeast corner of Douglas County.[2] The site is at an elevation of 1,060 ft (320 m).[1]

Siloam Springs,
Howell County, Missouri
Unincorporated community
Siloam Springs
Location of Siloam Springs, Missouri
Siloam Springs
Siloam Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°47′44″N 92°04′32″W
CountryUnited States
StateMissouri
CountyHowell
Elevation
1,060 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)417
GNIS feature ID752156[1]

A post office called Siloam Springs was established in 1879, and remained in operation until 1969.[3] The community was named after a nearby mineral spring of the same name, which was named after the Pool of Siloam.[4]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siloam Springs, Howell County, Missouri
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 64, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Howell County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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