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Welcome to Healing Springs ...

Healing Springs is located in Benton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Healing Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

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

Healing Springs is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Healing Springs: 479

Communities Also Named Healing Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Healing Springs - they are located in Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Healing Springs ...

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

  • Fayetteville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Springdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bentonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bella Vista
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Centerton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Siloam Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
    • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <3>
  • Lowell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
  • Farmington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,569 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <3>
  • Prairie Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Grove
    • Prairie Grove is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Grove <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Healing Springs ...

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

Adding Healing Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Healing Springs post office opened in 1907.

We also found Healing Springs on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Benton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Healing Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/