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Welcome to Mountain Spring ...

Mountain Spring is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Spring: Mtn. Spring

Mountain Spring is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Mountain Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Mountain Spring: 606

Communities Also Named Mountain Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Mountain Spring - they are located in California, Indiana and Nevada.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Mountain Spring.

Communities near Mountain Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Mountain Spring.

  • Stanton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Irvine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Camargo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Clay City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravenna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Frenchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Campton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Booneville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Spring ...

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

Adding Mountain Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mountain Spring 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 (so far) for Mountain Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Mountain Spring post office opened in 1854. The Mountain Spring post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mountain Spring.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Estill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/