Bennett Springs, Missouri

Bennett Springs, Missouri
Census-designated place
Coordinates: 37°44′16″N 92°51′33″W / 37.73778°N 92.85917°W / 37.73778; -92.85917Coordinates: 37°44′16″N 92°51′33″W / 37.73778°N 92.85917°W / 37.73778; -92.85917
Country	United States
State	Missouri
Counties	Dallas, Laclede
Area
• Total	4.2 sq mi (10.9 km²)
• Land	4.1 sq mi (10.7 km²)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)
Elevation	878 ft (268 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	130
• Density	31/sq mi (12/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	65536
Area code(s)	417
GNIS feature ID	0735505^[1]

Bennett Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Dallas and Laclede counties, Missouri, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 130.^[2] It lies 12 miles (19 km) west of Lebanon on Missouri Route 64. The community is named after a spring that is reported variously as the third or fourth largest in the state, with an average daily flow of about one hundred million gallons, and which is the centerpiece of Bennett Spring State Park.

Bennett Spring State Park is one of the Missouri trout parks. The park features the largest spring of the four parks. Trout fishing, camping, and hiking are the main activities in the park, and the park also offers cabins, a swimming pool, nature center, and a full-service store.

An early variant name was "Brice", after James Brice, the proprietor of a local watermill.^[3] A post office called Brice was established in 1900, the name was changed to Bennett Springs in 1939, and the post office closed in 1966.^[4]

References

↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Bennett Springs CDP, Missouri". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
↑ "Laclede County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

External links

Bennett Spring State Park

Municipalities and communities of Laclede County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Lebanon

Cities	Conway Lebanon Richland‡

Villages	Evergreen Phillipsburg Stoutland‡

Townships	Auglaize Eldridge Franklin Gasconade Lebanon May/Smith Osage Phillipsburg Spring Hollow Union Washington

CDP	Bennett Springs‡

Other unincorporated communities	Abo Agnes Bidwell Brownfield Brush Creek Caffeyville Carrol Junction Case Competition Delmar Dove Drew Drynob Eldridge Falcon Grace Hazelgreen Ira Lynchburg Lyons Morgan Nebo Oakland Origanna Orla Pease Prosperine Russ Sleeper Saint Annie Southard Winnipeg

Ghost towns	Atchley Corkery‡

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

Municipalities and communities of Dallas County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Buffalo

Cities	Buffalo Urbana

Village	Louisburg

Townships	Grant Jackson Jasper Lincoln Miller North Benton Sheridan Sherman South Benton Washington Wilson

CDP	Bennett Springs‡

Other unincorporated communities	Boyd Celt Charity Cloverdale Elixer Foose Handley Leadmine Long Lane March Mathis Olive Plad Redtop Reynolds Shady Grove Spring Grove Thorpe Tilden Tunas Wall Street Windyville Wood Hill

Ghost towns	Corkery‡ Hico

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

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