Welcome to Springstead ...

Springstead is located in Iron County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springstead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Springstead is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Springstead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Springstead: (715) and (534)<4>

Communities Also Named Springstead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Springstead - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Springstead ...

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

• Park Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Butternut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butternut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Manitowish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
  • Manitowish is located in Iron County
• Lac du Flambeau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
• Manitowish Waters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitowish Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
• Fifield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
  • Fifield is located in Price County
• Katinka Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katinka Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
• Glidden
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
  • Glidden is located in Ashland County
• Woodruff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
• Hazelhurst
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida 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 Springstead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springstead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springstead ...

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

Adding Springstead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Springstead post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springstead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/