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Welcome to Boiling Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Boiling Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Boiling Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Boiling Springs, please Contact Us.


Boiling Springs would have been located within present day Pope County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Boiling Springs is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Boiling Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Boiling Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Boiling Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Boiling Springs ...

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

  • Russellville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dardanelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Pottsville is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,361 people
    • Former names for Pottsville:
    • Pott's Inn
    • Pott's Station
  • Atkins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • London
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Caglesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Caglesville is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
  • Appleton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Appleton is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
  • Moreland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Moreland is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
  • Oak Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Pope County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove

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

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

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

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 Boiling 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 Pope, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boiling Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.