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Welcome to Springdale ...

Springdale is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Springdale is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Springdale: 606

Communities Also Named Springdale ...

While we believe that this Springdale is located in Mason County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Springdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Kenton County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 71 communities that are also named Springdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Springdale ...

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

  • Maysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • West Union
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Flemingsburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Manchester
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ripley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ripley is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <3>
  • Aberdeen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vanceburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Washington is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Russellville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Russellville is located in Brown County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Dover
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Springdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springdale ...

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

Adding Springdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springdale 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 Springdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Springdale post office opened in 1865. The Springdale post office closed in 1964.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springdale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Mason, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springdale - 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/