Record
About Greene Springs
Greene Springs is a ghost town in Vernon County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Greene 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 Greene Springs is

Historic maps
12 historic USGS maps cover Greene 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.
- 1886 Nevada sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1894 Nevada sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1939 Dederick sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1942 Dederick sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1947 Joplin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1949 Joplin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Joplin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Joplin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Joplin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Nevada sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Dederick sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Nevada sheet, 1:100,000 · 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 Greene Springs
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Missouri index.
- Pashaw4.5 mi E · Vernon
- Zodiac12.7 mi S · Vernon
- Doylesport Township16.6 mi S · Barton
- Caput18.6 mi SW · Barton
- Iuka Springs23.5 mi NE · St. Clair
- Shobe24.3 mi NW · Bates
- Peru25.9 mi N · Bates
- Crisp27.2 mi SE · Dade
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Greene Springs, Missouri": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q28123368.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).