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Welcome to Sweet Springs ...

The city of Sweet Springs is located in Saline County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sweet Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sweet Springs has a population of 1,414 people<2> (see below for details).

Sweet Springs is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Sweet Springs: 660

The ZIP code for Sweet Springs: 65351<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sweet Springs had an population of 1,414 people. This is a decrease of 4.72% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sweet Springs had a population of 1,484 people (or 6.34% of the total population of Saline County). This makes Sweet Springs the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Sweet Springs represents 0.02% of the total population of Missouri (which has 5,988,927 people), making it the state's 283rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,484 people, the population of Sweet Springs decreased 8.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,628 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Sweet Springs.

Communities Also Named Sweet Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sweet Springs - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sweet Springs ...

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

  • Marshall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Higginsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Knob Noster
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Concordia
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • La Monte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Corder
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Alma is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Malta Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Blackburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sweet Springs ...

Looking for more information about Sweet 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sweet Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sweet Springs.

Adding Sweet Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sweet Springs post office opened in 1849.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saline, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sweet Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sweet Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Sweet Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sweet Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/