Welcome to Shover Springs ...
Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Shover Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shover Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
A typical abbreviation for Shover Springs: Shover Spgs. (or less commonly used: Shover Spngs. or Shover Sprngs.)
Shover Springs is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Shover Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Shover Springs lies within the (870) area code.
Communities near Shover Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shover Springs.
- Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,438 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
- Prescott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
- Prescott is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
- Stamps
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps
- Stamps is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamps <4>
- Lewisville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Lewisville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,110 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
- Emmet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Blevins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Perrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rosston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosston
- Rosston is located in Nevada County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Buckner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
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 Shover Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shover Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shover 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 Shover Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shover Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Shover Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shover Springs ...
Looking for more information about Shover 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 Shover Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shover Springs.
Adding Shover Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shover 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 Shover Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shover Springs post office opened in 1890.
We also found Shover Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shover Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shover Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shover 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |