Welcome to Springville ...

Springville is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

The location of Springville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Springville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Springville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Springville is located in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Springville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Springville - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Florida, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Springville.

Communities near Springville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Springville.

• New Albany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Pontotoc
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontotoc
  • Pontotoc is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontotoc <4>
• Ecru
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
  • Ecru is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ecru <4>
• Sherman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <4>
• Thaxton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thaxton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
  • Thaxton is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thaxton <4>
• Algoma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algoma
  • Algoma is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algoma <4>
• New Houlka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
  • New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Former names for New Houlka:
  • Houlka
  • Old Houlka
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <4>
• Toccopola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toccopola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
  • Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
• Blue Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
  • Blue Springs is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Springs <4>
• Possum Trot
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Trot
  • Possum Trot is located in Pontotoc County

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 Springville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Springville. 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 Springville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Springville. See our Newspapers Page for Springville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springville ...

Looking for more information about Springville? 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 Springville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Springville.

Adding Springville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springville 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 Springville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Springville post office opened in 1908.

We also found Springville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/