Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Sulphur Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Sulphur Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Sulphur Springs, please Contact Us.

Sulphur Springs would have been located within present day Williamson County<2>.

The location of Sulphur Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Sulphur Springs is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Sulphur Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Sulphur Springs still existed, it would have been in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Sulphur Springs: This one is located in Williamson County and the other is located in La Salle County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 60 communities that are also named Sulphur Springs - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (7), California (3), Florida, Georgia, 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.

• Marion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
• Herrin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <5>
• Harrisburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <5>
• Carterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <5>
• Johnston City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <5>
• Cambria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
  • Cambria is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambria <5>
• Carrier Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
  • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Former names for Carrier Mills:
  • Carriers Mills
  • Morrilsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <5>
• Vienna
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Crainville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Energy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
  • Energy is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <5>

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.

Adding Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sulphur Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sulphur Springs was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Sulphur Springs in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov