Welcome to Blue Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Blue Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Blue Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Springs, please Contact Us.
Blue Springs would have been located within present day Bradley County<2>.
The location of Blue Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Springs: Blue Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blue Spngs. or Blue Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Blue Springs is 190 feet [58 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Blue Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Blue Springs would have been located in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Blue Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Blue Springs: This one is located in Bradley County and the other is located in Garland County.
Beyond Arkansas, there are 24 communities that are also named Blue Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), British Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ontario, Tennessee (4), Texas and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Springs.
Communities near Blue Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Springs.
- Warren
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
- Fordyce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fordyce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyce
- Fordyce is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fordyce <5>
- Hampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hampton is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <5>
- Bearden
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Bearden is located in Ouachita County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearden <5>
- Hermitage
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Bradley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <5>
- Kingsland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Thornton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Harrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Lanark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanark
- Lanark is located in Bradley 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 Blue Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Springs.
Adding Blue Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Blue Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Blue Springs post office opened in 1907.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Blue Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Bradley, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |