Welcome to Chins Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Chins Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Chins Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Chins Springs, please Contact Us.
Chins Springs would have been located within present day Lowndes County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Chins Springs: Chins Spgs. (or less commonly used: Chins Spngs. or Chins Sprngs.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Chins Springs for more information about variations on the name of Chins Springs.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Chins Springs is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Chins Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Chins Springs was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Chins Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Chins Springs.
- Columbus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Aberdeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gattman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Hamilton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Vinton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
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 Chins Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Chins Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Chins 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 Chins Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Chins Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Chins Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Chins Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Chins Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Chins Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Chins Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
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