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Welcome to Erin Springs ...

The town of Erin Springs is located in Garvin County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Erin Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

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

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Erin Springs had a population of 87 people.<3> (see below for details).

Erin Springs is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Communities near Erin Springs ...

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

  • Purcell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Maysville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
    • Bray is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <5>
  • Dibble
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
    • Dibble is located in McClain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <5>
  • Elmore City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
    • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <5>
  • Wayne
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Paoli
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
    • Paoli is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <5>
  • Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in McClain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
  • Alex
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
    • Foster is located in Garvin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <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 Erin Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Erin Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Erin Springs ...

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

Adding Erin Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Erin Springs post office opened in 1875.

We also found Erin Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

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

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garvin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Erin Springs.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Erin Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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