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Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

Sulphur Springs is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

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

Sulphur Springs is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sulphur Springs: 636

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 60 communities that are also named Sulphur Springs - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (7), California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (11), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Kirkwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
  • Webster Groves
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Webster Groves is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Groves
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,896 people
  • Arnold
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Arnold is located in Jefferson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <3>
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cahokia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <3>
  • Festus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Festus is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festus <3>
  • Crestwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,833 people
  • Eureka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Saint Louis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,323 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <3>
  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Columbia is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,627 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <3>
  • Waterloo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Waterloo is located in Monroe County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,536 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Sulphur Springs was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

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