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Welcome to Wall Springs ...

Wall Springs is located in Pinellas County<1>.


The location of Wall Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

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

Wall Springs is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Wall Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Wall Springs ...

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

  • Clearwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
    • Clearwater is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,552 people
    • Former name for Clearwater:
    • Clear Water Harbor
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <4>
  • Largo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Largo
    • Largo is located in Pinellas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,681 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Largo <4>
  • Pinellas Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dunedin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tarpon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Seminole
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Safety Harbor
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Port Richey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oldsmar
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kenneth City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wall Springs ...

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

Adding Wall Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wall Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pinellas County: www.pinellascounty.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Pinellas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wall 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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