Welcome to Iron Springs ...

Iron Springs is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

A typical abbreviation for Iron Springs: Iron Spgs. (or less commonly used: Iron Spngs. or Iron Sprngs.)

Iron Springs is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Iron Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Iron Springs: (717)

Communities Also Named Iron Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Iron Springs - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Idaho, Utah and Washington.

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

Communities near Iron Springs ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Chambersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambersburg
  • Chambersburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chambersburg <4>
• Waynesboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Gettysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gettysburg
  • Gettysburg is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gettysburg <4>
• Thurmont
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmont
  • Thurmont is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmont <4>
• Taneytown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneytown
  • Taneytown is located in Carroll County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,846 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taneytown <4>
• Shippensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shippensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shippensburg <4>
• Littlestown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlestown
  • Littlestown is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlestown <4>
• Greencastle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <4>
• Emmitsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emmitsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmitsburg
  • Emmitsburg is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmitsburg <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Springs ...

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

Adding Iron Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Iron Springs post office opened in 1892.

We also found Iron Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Iron Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/