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Welcome to Allen Springs ...

Allen Springs is located in Allen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allen Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

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

Allen Springs is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Allen Springs: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Allen Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Allen Springs: This one is located in Allen County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 3 communities that are also named Allen Springs - they are located in California and Kansas.

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

Communities near Allen Springs ...

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

  • Bowling Green
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Scottsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Westmoreland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Smiths Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plum Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Woodburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Woodburn is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Oakland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Oakland is located in Warren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Mitchell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchell is located in Robertson County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 198 people
  • Mitchellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mitchellville is located in Sumner County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Allen Springs ...

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

Adding Allen Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allen 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 (so far) for Allen Springs was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allen Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Allen Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Allen Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.