Welcome to Springville ...

Springville is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Springville: SPRING-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Springville is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Springville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Springville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Springville: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Seneca County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 38 communities that are also named Springville - they are located in Alabama, California (3), Florida, Illinois, Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York (2), Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Springville ...

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

• Wooster
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <5>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <5>
• Orrville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
  • Orrville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <5>
• Millersburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Loudonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudonville
  • Loudonville is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loudonville <5>
• Creston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <5>
• Dalton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dalton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
  • Dalton is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dalton <5>
• West Salem
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <5>
• Shreve
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shreve have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shreve
  • Shreve is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shreve <5>
• Smithville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springville ...

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

Adding Springville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springville 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 Springville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Springville post office opened in 1860.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/