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Big Spring, Iowa

Coordinates: 40°41′00″N 93°31′37″W / 40.68333°N 93.52694°W / 40.68333; -93.52694
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Big Spring, Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa is located in Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa
Location of Big Spring in Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa is located in the United States
Big Spring, Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa
Big Spring, Iowa (the United States)
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

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  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.