Welcome to River Springs ...

River Springs is located in Saint Mary's County<1>.

The location of River Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

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

River Springs is near sea level<3>.

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

Area codes for River Springs: (301) and (240)<4>

Communities Also Named River Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named River Springs - it's located in British Columbia.

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

Communities near River Springs ...

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

• Leonardtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
  • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <5>
• Colonial Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Beach
  • Colonial Beach is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Beach <5>
• Warsaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Montross
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• Breton Beach
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breton Beach
  • Breton Beach is located in Saint Mary's County
• Compton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
  • Compton is located in Saint Mary's County
• Clements
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clements have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements
  • Clements is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clements <5>
• Hurry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurry
  • Hurry is located in Saint Mary's County
• Bryant Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Town
  • Bryant Town is located in Westmoreland County (VA)
• Chaptico
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chaptico have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaptico
  • Chaptico is located in Saint Mary's County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chaptico <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Springs ...

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

Adding River Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the River Springs post office opened in 1877.

We also found River Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Mary's County: www.co.saint-marys.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/