Welcome to Mint Spring ...

Mint Spring is located in Augusta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mint Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Mint Spring: Mint Spg. (or less commonly used: Mint Spng. or Mint Sprng.)

Mint Spring is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Mint Spring is located in the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Mint Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Mint Spring - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Mint Spring ...

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

• Staunton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Waynesboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <4>
• Craigsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Stuarts Draft
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuarts Draft
  • Stuarts Draft is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuarts Draft <4>
• Brand
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Brand is located in Augusta County
• Greenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Middlebrook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
  • Middlebrook is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebrook <4>
• Fishersville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
  • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <4>
• Lyndhurst
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndhurst
  • Lyndhurst is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndhurst <4>
• Churchville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <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 Mint Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mint Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mint Spring ...

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

Adding Mint Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mint Spring 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 Mint Spring was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Mint Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mint Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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