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Spurgeon is an unincorporated community in Newton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community is on Missouri Route NN approximately seven miles northwest of Neosho.

History

Spurgeon had its start ca. 1880 as a mining community, and named after the local Spurgeon family. A post office called Spurgeon was established in 1884, and remained in operation until 1912.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spurgeon, Missouri
2. Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p.60 ISBN 0899332242
3. "Newton County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
4. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 22, 2016.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Newton County, Missouri, United States
County seat: Neosho
Cities	Diamond Fairview Granby Joplin‡ Neosho Seneca
Villages	Cliff Village Dennis Acres Grand Falls Plaza Leawood Loma Linda Newtonia Redings Mill Ritchey Saginaw Shoal Creek Drive Shoal Creek Estates Stark City Stella Wentworth
Townships	Benton Berwick Buffalo Dayton Five Mile Franklin Granby Marion Neosho Newtonia Seneca Shoal Creek Van Buren West Benton
Unincorporated communities	Aroma Belfast Berwick Boulder City Christopher Gregg Hornet Jolly June McElhany Monark Springs Pepsin Racine Silver Creek Spring City Spurgeon Sweetwater Talmage City Tipton Ford Wanda
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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36°56′04″N 94°28′18″W / 36.93444°N 94.47167°W / 36.93444; -94.47167

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