Do you know of Spring Lake ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Spring Lake. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Spring Lake.

Our sources for Spring Lake (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Spring Lake other than they indicate that Spring Lake would be found somewhere in Meade County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1885 and closed  in 1895.

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.

Communities Also Named Spring Lake ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Spring Lake.

There are two communities within Kansas that are also named Spring Lake.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Located In Kansas ...
  • Pottawatomie County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Lake [Pottawatomie County].
  • Riley County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Lake [Riley County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alberta community of Spring Lake.
  • Arkansas
    • Garland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Spring Lake [Garland County].
  • Delaware
    • Sussex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Delaware community of Spring Lake [Sussex County].
  • Florida
    • Hernando County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Spring Lake [Hernando County].
    • Highlands County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Spring Lake [Highlands County].
  • Georgia
    • Muscogee County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Spring Lake [Muscogee County].
    • Rabun County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Spring Lake [Rabun County].
  • Illinois
    • Champaign County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Lake [Champaign County].
    • DuPage County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Lake [DuPage County].
    • Tazewell County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Spring Lake [Tazewell County].
  • Indiana
    • Hancock County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Spring Lake [Hancock County].
  • Louisiana
    • Claiborne Parish
    • Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Spring Lake [Claiborne Parish].
  • Maine
    • Somerset County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Spring Lake [Somerset County].
  • Michigan
    • Ottawa County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Spring Lake [Ottawa County].
  • Minnesota
    • Isanti County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spring Lake [Isanti County].
    • Itasca County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spring Lake [Itasca County].
    • Scott County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spring Lake [Scott County].
  • New Jersey
    • Monmouth County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Spring Lake [Monmouth County].
  • New York
    • Cayuga County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Spring Lake [Cayuga County].
  • North Carolina
    • Cumberland County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spring Lake [Cumberland County].
    • Mecklenburg County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spring Lake [Mecklenburg County].
    • Wilson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Spring Lake [Wilson County].
  • Ohio
    • Williams County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Spring Lake [Williams County].
  • Oregon
    • Klamath County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Spring Lake [Klamath County].
  • Rhode Island
    • Kent County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Spring Lake [Kent County].
  • South Carolina
    • Kershaw County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Lake [Kershaw County].
    • Lexington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Lake [Lexington County].
    • Spartanburg County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Lake [Spartanburg County].
    • Sumter County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Lake [Sumter County].
  • South Dakota
    • Kingsbury County
    • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Spring Lake [Kingsbury County].
  • Tennessee
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Spring Lake [Shelby County].
  • Utah
    • Utah County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Spring Lake [Utah County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Waushara County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Spring Lake [Waushara County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Spring Lake ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Spring Lake:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Spring Lake - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Meade County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Meade County.