Welcome to Spring Plains ...
So far, we found very little information about Spring Plains. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Spring Plains to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Spring Plains, please Contact Us.
Spring Plains would have been located within present day Claiborne County<2>.
The location of Spring Plains has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Plains, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Spring Plains: Spring Plns.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Spring Plains is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Spring Plains was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Spring Plains still existed, it would have been in the (601) & (769)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Spring Plains ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Spring Plains - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Spring Plains.
Communities near Spring Plains ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Plains.
- Vicksburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <6>
- Port Gibson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <6>
- Edwards
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Edwards is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwards <6>
- Utica
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <6>
- Delta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Learned
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <6>
- Mound
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Cayuga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Newman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Spring Plains. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Plains.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring Plains. 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 Spring Plains.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Plains. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Plains.
Adding Spring Plains to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spring Plains 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 for Spring Plains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Spring Plains post office opened in 1850.
We also found Spring Plains in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Plains.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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 Spring Plains, 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 Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Plains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |