Welcome to Big Springs ...

Big Springs is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

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

Big Springs is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Big Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Big Springs: (785)

Communities Also Named Big Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Big Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (6), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Springs ...

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

• Topeka
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,558 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <3>
• Lawrence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <3>
• Carbondale
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carbondale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,347 people
• Auburn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Shawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,203 people
• Oskaloosa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oskaloosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <3>
• Overbrook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
  • Overbrook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overbrook <3>
• Perry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
  • Perry is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perry <3>
• McLouth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McLouth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLouth
  • McLouth is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLouth <3>
• Meriden
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
  • Meriden is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meriden <3>
• Lecompton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lecompton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecompton
  • Lecompton is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lecompton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Springs ...

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

Adding Big Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Big Springs post office opened in 1856.

We also found Big Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.douglas-county.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/