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Welcome to Springdale ...

So far, we found very little information about Springdale. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Springdale to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Springdale, please Contact Us.


Springdale would have been located within present day Haywood County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springdale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1876.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Springdale is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Springdale is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Springdale was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Springdale was located: 828

Communities Also Named Springdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Springdale: This one is located in Haywood County and the other is located in Gaston County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 71 communities that are also named Springdale - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky (3), Maryland (5), Massachusetts (2), Michigan (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Jersey (3), Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (8), South Dakota, Tennessee (3), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (5), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Springdale ...

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

  • Asheville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fletcher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Brevard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brevard is located in Transylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brevard <4>
  • Mills River
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodfin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Canton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Biltmore Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Biltmore Forest is located in Buncombe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biltmore Forest
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,431 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 Springdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springdale.

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

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

Adding Springdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springdale 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 Springdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Springdale post office opened in 1876. The Springdale post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springdale.

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 Springdale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Haywood, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Springdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/