Welcome to Cave Springs ...

Cave Springs is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cave Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

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

Cave Springs is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Cave Springs: 620

Communities Also Named Cave Springs ...

While we believe that this Cave Springs is located in Elk County, we know of another 2 Kansas communities named Cave Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bourbon and Greenwood County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 11 communities that are also named Cave Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Cave Springs ...

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

• Fredonia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
  • Fredonia is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredonia <4>
• Howard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 600 people
  • Former name for Howard:
  • Howard City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Howard
  • From Cave Springs to Howard
• Moline
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moline
  • Moline is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moline <4>
• Longton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longton
  • Longton is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Former name for Longton:
  • Elk Rapids
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longton <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Longton
  • From Cave Springs to Longton
• Severy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severy
  • Severy is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Severy
  • From Cave Springs to Severy
• Fall River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall River have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
  • Fall River is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall River <4>
• Elk Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Falls
  • Elk Falls is located in Elk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Falls <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elk Falls
  • From Cave Springs to Elk Falls
• Climax
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
  • Climax is located in Greenwood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
• New Albany
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albany
  • From Cave Springs to New Albany
• Coyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyville
  • Coyville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coyville
  • From Cave Springs to Coyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave Springs ...

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

Adding Cave Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Cave Springs post office opened in 1882.

We also found Cave Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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