Abandoned Record
About Forest Springs
Forest Springs is an extinct town in Knox County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The GNIS classifies it as a populated place.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Forest Springs, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Forest Springs is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Forest Springs
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1903 Kahoka sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Deer Ridge sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Burlington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Burlington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Burlington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Keokuk sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1990 Burlington sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Forest Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
- Bunker Hill11.4 mi E · Lewis
- Sigsbee19.8 mi S · Shelby
- Hebron20.7 mi S · Shelby
- Cherry Dell21.4 mi S · Marion
- Mark33.2 mi SE · Marion
- Longville39.6 mi SW · Macon
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Forest Springs, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q27995210.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).