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Welcome to Cluster Springs ...

Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Cluster Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

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

Cluster Springs is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cluster Springs is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Websites for Cluster Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cluster Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Cluster Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Cluster Springs - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Cluster Springs ...

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

  • Roxboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxboro
    • Roxboro is located in Person County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxboro <4>
  • South Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Halifax
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Clarksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
  • Clover
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Caswell County (NC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
  • Virgilina
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Scottsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
    • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Halifax County
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cluster Springs ...

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

Adding Cluster Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cluster Springs post office opened in 1906.

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

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

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Halifax, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cluster Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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