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Welcome to Nick Springs ...

Nick Springs is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nick Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913.

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

Nick Springs is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Nick Springs: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Nick Springs ...

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

  • El Dorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Smackover
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norphlet
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Junction City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Junction City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Strong
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Calion
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Calion is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Louann
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Louann is located in Ouachita County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Spearsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lillie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nick Springs ...

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

Adding Nick Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nick 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 (so far) for Nick Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Nick Springs post office opened in 1913. The Nick Springs post office closed in 1914.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nick Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Nick Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Nick Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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