Welcome to West Springs ...

West Springs is located in Union County<1>.

The location of West 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 West Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for West Springs: W. Springs

West Springs is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Springs lies within the (864) area code.

Communities Also Named West Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Springs - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near West Springs ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Union
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <4>
• Woodruff
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Pacolet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Cowpens
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>
• Jonesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Pacolet Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet Mills
  • Pacolet Mills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet Mills <4>
• Reidville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidville
  • Reidville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidville <4>
• Lockhart
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Lockhart is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockhart <4>
• Central Pacolet
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
  • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 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 West Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Springs ...

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

Adding West Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West 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 West Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found West Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/