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Welcome to Mountain Springs ...Mountain Springs is located Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County<1>. The location of Mountain 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 Mountain Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. A typical abbreviation for Mountain Springs: Mtn. Springs Mountain Springs is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Mountain Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Mountain Springs is within the (940) area code. Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mountain Springs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada (3), Pennsylvania and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Springs. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Springs. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Mountain Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mountain Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Mountain 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 Mountain Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mountain Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Mountain Springs. Looking for more information about Mountain 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 Mountain Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mountain Springs. We originally found mention of Mountain 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 Mountain Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
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