Siloam Springs, Gentry County, Missouri

Siloam Springs is an unincorporated community in northeast Gentry County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.[1]

The community is located on Missouri Route DD one mile south of the Gentry-Worth county line. Big Muddy Creek flows past the south side of the community. Denver is 3.5 miles to the northwest in Worth County.[2]

History

Various names were Areola Springs, Free Water, Gara, Siloam, and Siloam City.[1] The name may be derived from the ancient site of Siloam in Jerusalem.[3]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Siloam Springs
  2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 14, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. "Gentry County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)



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