Welcome to Witt Springs ...

Witt Springs is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Witt Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

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

Witt Springs is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Witt Springs: 606

Communities near Witt Springs ...

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

• Richmond
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richmond
  • From Witt Springs to Richmond
• Berea
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Berea
  • From Witt Springs to Berea
• Stanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Stanton
  • From Witt Springs to Stanton
• Irvine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Irvine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Irvine
  • From Witt Springs to Irvine
• Camargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <3>
• Ravenna
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravenna have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
• Bybee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
  • Bybee is located in Madison County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bybee
  • From Witt Springs to Bybee
• College Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
  • College Hill is located in Madison County
• Elliston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elliston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliston
  • Elliston is located in Madison County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elliston
  • From Witt Springs to Elliston

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witt Springs ...

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

Adding Witt Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Witt 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 Witt Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Witt Springs post office opened in 1904.

We also found Witt Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/