Welcome to Jack Springs ...

Jack Springs is located in Escambia County<1>.

The location of Jack 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 Jack Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Jack Springs is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Jack Springs is within the (251) area code.

Communities Also Named Jack Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Jack Springs ...

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

• Atmore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atmore
  • Atmore is located in Escambia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atmore <4>
• Huxford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxford
  • Huxford is located in Escambia County
• Uriah
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uriah
  • Uriah is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uriah <4>
• Blacksher
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
  • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
• Little River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Little River is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <4>
• Perdido
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdido
  • Perdido is located in Baldwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perdido <4>
• Goodway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
  • Goodway is located in Monroe County
• Mount Pleasant
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
• Tensaw
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tensaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
  • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
• Megargel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
  • Megargel is located in Monroe 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 Jack Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jack Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jack Springs ...

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

Adding Jack Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Jack Springs post office opened in 1879.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Escambia County: www.co.escambia.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/