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Welcome to Dripping Springs ...

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

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

Dripping Springs would have been located within present day Garland County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Dripping Springs is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Dripping Springs was located: 501

Communities Also Named Dripping Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Dripping Springs: This one is located in Garland County and the other is located in Crawford County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 7 communities that are also named Dripping Springs - they are located in Alabama, New Mexico (2), Oklahoma (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Dripping Springs ...

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

  • Hot Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Malvern
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Malvern is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malvern
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malvern <4>
  • Haskell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mountain Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rockport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rockport is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Fountain Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain Lake is located in Garland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Traskwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Traskwood is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traskwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Midway
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Midway is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Perla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Perla is located in Hot Spring County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perla
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Lonsdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dripping Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Dripping 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 Dripping 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 Garland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dripping 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.