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Spring Creek, Missouri

Ghost town
In Spring Creek, Missouri
6.0 mi from Route 66

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Spring Creek is a vanished town near Rolla, MO, sitting right on the line between Phelps and Pulaski counties. It lies southwest of the spot where Spring Creek flows into the Big Piney River, and Missouri Route J passes straight through it. The edge of Fort Leonard Wood is about 2 miles to the west. The site is about 7 miles off Route 66, a river-country side trip.

What is Spring Creek?

Spring Creek is a former community that federal place-name records still class as a populated place. Just over the line, on the Pulaski County side, lies the Wayman/Pillman cemetery, a reminder of the families who lived here.

Visiting Spring Creek: tips

Treat it as a scenic drive rather than a sightseeing stop, and stay on public roads. Uranus Missouri is about 6 miles away, the Hooker site about 7, and Clementine under 8.

Practical info

Address: Spring Creek Township, MO 65461

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Devils Elbow Bridge

Devils Elbow, Missouri · on Route 66

A National Register road bridge on old Route 66 near Rolla, MO, beside a campground and a ghost town.

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6.3 mi from Spring Creek

Uranus Missouri in St. Robert, MO

Uranus Missouri

St. Robert, Missouri · 0.1 mi from Route 66

A tongue-in-cheek roadside stop with a planet-pun name, a self-styled mayor and a record-setting belt buckle.

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6.4 mi from Spring Creek

Hooker

Hooker, Missouri · 0.2 mi from Route 66

A roadside town built on a newer line of Route 66, now gone except for its cemetery.

7.0 mi from Spring Creek

Clementine

Clementine, Missouri · on Route 66

A tiny community right on the old Route 66 alignment, about fourteen miles southwest of Rolla.

7.9 mi from Spring Creek

Vessie

Vessie, Missouri · 7.3 mi from Route 66

A lost Ozark post-office town on a forest ridge, named simply because the word was short and unusual.

8.5 mi from Spring Creek

Onyx Cave

Rolla, Missouri · 0.8 mi from Route 66

A natural Ozark cave with pale cave onyx, a big main chamber and an old mining shaft from 1892.

8.5 mi from Spring Creek

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