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Welcome to Kemper Springs ...

Kemper Springs is located in Kemper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Kemper Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1852.

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

Kemper Springs is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Kemper Springs ...

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

  • Meridian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • York is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
    • Former names for York:
    • New York Station
    • York Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <3>
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • De Kalb
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Scooba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cuba
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Emelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Daleville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Lockhart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kemper Springs ...

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

Adding Kemper Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Kemper Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Kemper Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Kemper Springs post office opened in 1852. The Kemper Springs post office closed in 1905.

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

Footnotes ...

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