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Welcome to White Sulphur Springs ...

White Sulphur Springs is located in Meriwether County<1>.


The location of White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1841.

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

White Sulphur Springs is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from White Sulphur Springs (for example, toward Lanett (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named White Sulphur Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named White Sulphur Springs: This one is located in Meriwether County and the other is located in Hall County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 9 communities that are also named White Sulphur Springs - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near White Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Lawrences Mill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
    • Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
  • LaGrange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
    • LaGrange is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,741 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
  • Carrolls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrolls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolls
    • Carrolls is located in Meriwether County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 27,259 people
  • Mountain Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Hogansville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Louise
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Pine Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Sunny Point is located in Troup County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,303 people
  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 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 White Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Sulphur Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding White Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the White Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1841.

We also found White Sulphur Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Sulphur Springs.

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Meriwether, 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 White Sulphur 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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