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Welcome to Wood Springs ...

Wood Springs is located in Choctaw County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eupora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eupora
    • Eupora is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eupora <4>
  • Ackerman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maben
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
    • Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Mathiston
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kilmichael
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
    • Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Weir
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
    • Weir is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <4>
  • Sturgis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Sturgis is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
  • French Camp
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Walthall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
    • Walthall is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
  • McCool
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
    • McCool is located in Attala County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wood Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.