Welcome to Spring Cottage ...
Spring Cottage is located in Marion County<1>.
The location of Spring Cottage has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Cottage, you might consider that their post office opened in 1842.
Spring Cottage is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Spring Cottage lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Spring Cottage: (601) and (769)<4>
Communities near Spring Cottage ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Cottage.
- Columbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <5>
- Lumberton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumberton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumberton
- Lumberton is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumberton <5>
- Varnado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Varnado have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnado
- Varnado is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Varnado <5>
- Angie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angie
- Angie is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angie <5>
- Pinebur
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebur
- Pinebur is located in Marion County
- Kokomo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
- Kokomo is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
- Expose
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Wells Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Town
- Wells Town is located in Lamar County
- Pine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine
- Pine is located in Washington Parish (LA)
- Purvis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis
- Purvis is located in Lamar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purvis <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Spring Cottage. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Cottage.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring Cottage. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Spring Cottage.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Cottage. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Cottage.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Cottage ...
Looking for more information about Spring Cottage? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Spring Cottage, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Cottage.
Adding Spring Cottage to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spring Cottage in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Spring Cottage was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Spring Cottage post office opened in 1842.
We also found Spring Cottage in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Cottage.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Cottage. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Cottage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |