Welcome to Iron Springs ...

Iron Springs is located in Iron 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 get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1950.

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

Iron Springs is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Iron Springs is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Iron Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Iron Springs, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Iron Springs is located in the (435) area code.

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, Pennsylvania 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.

• Cedar City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
  • Cedar City is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
  • Former names for Cedar City:
  • Coal Creek
  • Little Muddy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <4>
• Enoch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoch
  • Enoch is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enoch <4>
• Kanarraville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanarraville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanarraville
  • Kanarraville is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanarraville <4>
• New Harmony
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
  • New Harmony is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Harmony <4>
• Cedar Highlands
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
  • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
• Hamiltons Fort
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
  • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
  • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
  • Fort Hamblin
  • Fort Sidon
  • Fort Walker
  • Hambleton
  • Hamblin
  • Shirts Creek
  • Sidon
  • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
  • Hamilton Fort
  • Hamilton
• Avon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Avon is located in Iron County
• Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
  • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
• Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Johnson's Fort. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
  • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
  • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
  • Johnson Springs
• Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Kanarra. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra
  • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron 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 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 on a map titled Road Map for Utah (from Shell Oil, 1950).

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 Iron County: www.ironnet.org/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/