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Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

Sulphur Springs is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County<1>.

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

Sulphur Springs is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sulphur Springs: 501

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

While we believe that this Sulphur Springs is located in Van Buren County, we know of another 6 Arkansas communities named Sulphur Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ashley, Benton, Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery and Yell County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 60 communities that are also named Sulphur Springs - they are located in Alabama (7), California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (11), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Heber Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Heber Springs is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heber Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
    • Former name for Heber Springs:
    • Sugar Loaf
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heber Springs <3>
  • Greenbrier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairfield Bay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greers Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Guy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Guy is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Quitman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Bud
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Damascus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Twin Groves
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 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 Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur 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.