Big Spring, Iowa

Big Spring, Iowa
Ghost town
Big Spring, Iowa is located in Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa
Location of Big Spring in Iowa
Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 93°31′37″W / 40.68333°N 93.52694°W / 40.68333; -93.52694
CountryUSA
CountyWayne
Elevation
324 m (1,063 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464327[1]

Big 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

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Big Spring (historical)
  2. ^ Congressional Series of United States Public Documents. Vol. 2495. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1887. p. 162.
  3. ^ "Big Spring Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Big Springs Cemetery". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.