These springs, used by settlers prior to 1850, became the center of a thriving farm community and health resort in the 1880s. Originally known as Breckenridge Springs, the name was changed in 1887 when a post office opened in the store of Spencer Midyett. The town included a cotton gin, sawmill, stores, and school. A boarding house and hotel served those seeking cures through use of the mineral water. As timber became scarce after World War I, Midyett declined. The post office closed in 1920 and the school consolidated with the Carthage district in the 1940s.