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Welcome to Cold Springs ...

Cold Springs is located in Benton County<1>.

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

Cold Springs is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cold Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Cold Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Cold Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California (2), Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Nevada (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Oregon, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cold Springs ...

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

  • Lincoln
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Cole Camp
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowry City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowry City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry City
    • Lowry City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 630 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowry City <3>
  • Wheatland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
    • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <3>
  • Cross Timbers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
    • Cross Timbers is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Brownington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownington
    • Brownington is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Ionia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
    • Ionia is located in Benton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Tightwad
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tightwad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tightwad
    • Tightwad is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Racket
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racket have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racket
    • Racket is located in Benton County
  • Edmonson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson
    • Edmonson is located in Benton County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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