Welcome to Big Springs ...

Big Springs is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

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

Big Springs is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Big Springs: 605

Communities Also Named Big Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Big Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (6), Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Springs ...

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

• Vermillion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vermillion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermillion
  • Vermillion is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermillion <4>
• Hawarden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawarden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawarden
  • Hawarden is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawarden <4>
• Beresford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
  • Beresford is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
  • Former name for Beresford:
  • Paris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <4>
• Elk Point
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Point
  • Elk Point is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Point <4>
• Akron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Plymouth County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Alcester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcester
  • Alcester is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcester <4>
• Ireton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ireton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireton
  • Ireton is located in Sioux County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ireton <4>
• Hudson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Nora
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
  • Nora is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
• Spink
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
  • Spink is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 237 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 Big Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Springs ...

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

Adding Big Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Big Springs post office opened in 1879.

We also found Big Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/