Welcome to Blue Springs ...

The city of Blue Springs is located in Gage County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Blue Springs has a population of 317 people<2> (see below for details).

Blue Springs is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Blue Springs: (402) and (531)<4>

The ZIP code for Blue Springs: 68318<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blue Springs had an population of 317 people. This is a decrease of 4.23% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Blue Springs had a population of 331 people. This makes Blue Springs the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Blue Springs represents 0.02% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 253rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 331 people, the population of Blue Springs decreased 13.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 383 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Blue Springs.

Communities Also Named Blue Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Blue Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Ontario, Tennessee (4), Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Blue Springs ...

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

• Beatrice
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatrice
  • Beatrice is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatrice <6>
• Odell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
  • Odell is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
• Diller
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diller
  • Diller is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diller <6>
• Pickrell
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickrell
  • Pickrell is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickrell <6>
• Summerfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
  • Summerfield is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerfield <6>
• Filley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filley
  • Filley is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filley <6>
• Barneston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barneston
  • Barneston is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barneston <6>
• Burchard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burchard
  • Burchard is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burchard <6>
• Liberty
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Gage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <6>
• Oketo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketo
  • Oketo is located in Marshall County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70 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 Blue Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Springs ...

Looking for more information about Blue 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blue Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Springs.

Adding Blue Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Blue Springs post office opened in 1861.

We also found Blue Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gage County: www.co.gage.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/