Welcome to Wood Springs ...

Wood Springs is located in Choctaw County<1>.

The location of Wood Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Wood Springs is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Wood Springs: (662)

Communities Also Named Wood Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Wood Springs - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana and Texas.

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

Communities near Wood Springs ...

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

• Eupora
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
  • Eupora lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the northeast of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Eupora
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora<5>
• Ackerman
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ackerman
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman<5>
• Maben
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
  • Maben lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maben have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Maben
• Mathiston
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathiston
  • Mathiston lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the northeast of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mathiston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mathiston<5>
• Kilmichael
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
  • Kilmichael lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the west of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kilmichael
• Weir
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the south of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Weir
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir<5>
• Sturgis
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the east of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Sturgis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis<5>
• French Camp
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the south of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on French Camp
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp<5>
• Walthall
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
  • Walthall lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the north of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Walthall
• McCool
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the south of Wood Springs.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on McCool

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wood Springs ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wood Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/