Welcome to Porter Springs ...Porter Springs is located in Lumpkin County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Porter Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1883. A typical abbreviation for Porter Springs: Porter Spgs. (or less commonly used: Porter Spngs. or Porter Sprngs.) Porter Springs is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Porter Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Porter Springs: 706 & 762<3> Communities Also Named Porter Springs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Porter Springs - it's located in Texas. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Porter Springs. Communities near Porter Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Porter Springs.
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 Porter Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Porter Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Porter 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 Porter Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Porter Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Porter Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Porter Springs ...Looking for more information about Porter 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 Porter Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Porter Springs. Adding Porter Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Porter 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 Porter Springs was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1883. For more details, see References and Mentions for Porter Springs. Footnotes ...
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