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Welcome to Jack Springs ...

Jack Springs is located in Moffat County<1>.

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

Jack Springs is 7,110 feet [2,167 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Jack Springs is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Jack Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Jack Springs: 970

Communities Also Named Jack Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Jack Springs - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Jack Springs ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Jack Springs.

  • Rangely
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rangely have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rangely
    • Rangely is located in Rio Blanco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rangely <4>
  • Dinosaur
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Springs
    • Elk Springs is located in Moffat County
  • White River City
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White River City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River City
    • White River City is located in Rio Blanco County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Jack Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jack Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jack Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Moffat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jack Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.