Welcome to White Sulphur Springs ...
White Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of White Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.
A typical abbreviation for White Sulphur Springs: White Sulphur Spgs. (or less commonly used: White Sulphur Spngs. or White Sulphur Sprngs.)
White Sulphur Springs is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: White Sulphur Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for White Sulphur Springs: 318 & 457<3>
Communities Also Named White Sulphur Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named White Sulphur Springs: This one is located in La Salle Parish and the other is located in Catahoula Parish.
Beyond Louisiana, there are 9 communities that are also named White Sulphur Springs - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Montana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for White Sulphur Springs.
Communities near White Sulphur Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near White Sulphur Springs.
- Ball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ball have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball
- Ball is located in Rapides Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ball <5>
- Jena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jena have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jena
- Jena is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jena <5>
- Urania
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urania have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urania
- Urania is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urania <5>
- Pollock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
- Pollock is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <5>
- Dry Prong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Prong have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Prong
- Dry Prong is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dry Prong <5>
- Tullos
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullos
- Tullos is located in La Salle Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tullos <5>
- Georgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Grant Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
- Creola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Fishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Antonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antonia
- Antonia is located in Grant Parish
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 White Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Sulphur Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Sulphur Springs. See our Newspapers Page for White Sulphur Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sulphur Springs ...
Looking for more information about White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Sulphur Springs.
Adding White Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the White Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1848.
We also found White Sulphur Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for White Sulphur Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Sulphur Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Sulphur 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the White Sulphur Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the White Sulphur Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |