Lock Springs, Missouri

About Lock Springs

Lock Springs, MO is a tiny community located in northwestern Missouri, home to 40 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Officially, Lock Springs is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.12 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 333 residents per square mile.

📰 Lock Springs News Today

• Obituary for Carolee Dixon Stith Family Funeral Home & Cremation Services · Aug 16
• Barbara Williams Obituary (1949 - 2026) - Lock Springs, MO - Chillicothe News Legacy | Obituary · May 19
• Lock Springs, MO Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 26
• Lock Springs man charged with four felony counts of child abuse KTTN · Oct 31
• Ruby B. Grimes Obituary Jan 10, 2012 Lindley Funeral Homes · Jun 29

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What Makes Lock Springs Unique

• The only place in America named Lock Springs — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.12 sq mi.
• With 40 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in northwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lock Springs

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