Welcome to Blue Sulphur Springs ...

Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

The location of Blue Sulphur 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 Blue Sulphur 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 1911.

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

Blue Sulphur Springs is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blue Sulphur Springs: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Blue Sulphur Springs ...

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

• Lewisburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <5>
• White Sulphur Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
  • White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <5>
• Hinton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Summers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <5>
• Ronceverte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
  • Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <5>
• Rainelle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainelle
  • Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainelle <5>
• Alderson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Rupert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <5>
• Union
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
• Meadow Bridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding Blue Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Sulphur 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 Blue Sulphur Springs was on a map titled Map of West Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Sulphur Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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