Welcome to Stafford Springs ...
Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Stafford Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.
A typical abbreviation for Stafford Springs: Stafford Spgs. (or less commonly used: Stafford Spngs. or Stafford Sprngs.)
Stafford Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Stafford Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Stafford Springs: 601 & 769<3>
Communities Also Named Stafford Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Stafford Springs - it's located in Connecticut.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Stafford Springs.
Communities near Stafford Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Stafford Springs.
- Laurel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Laurel
- From Stafford Springs to Laurel
- Quitman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quitman have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Quitman is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <4>
- Stonewall
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Stonewall
- From Stafford Springs to Stonewall
- Sandersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandersville
- Sandersville is located in Jones County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sandersville
- From Stafford Springs to Sandersville
- Heidelberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Heidelberg is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heidelberg <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Heidelberg
- From Stafford Springs to Heidelberg
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
- Shubuta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Pachuta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Barnett
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barnett
- From Stafford Springs to Barnett
- Kelona
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kelona
- From Stafford Springs to Kelona
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 Stafford Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stafford Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Stafford 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 Stafford Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Stafford Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Stafford Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stafford Springs ...
Looking for more information about Stafford 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 Stafford Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Stafford Springs.
Adding Stafford Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Stafford 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 for Stafford Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Stafford Springs post office opened in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Stafford Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stafford Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Jasper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Stafford Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Stafford Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Stafford Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |