Welcome to Coal Springs ...
Coal Springs is located in Perkins County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
A typical abbreviation for Coal Springs: Coal Spgs. (or less commonly used: Coal Spngs. or Coal Sprngs.)
Coal Springs is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Coal Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Coal Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Coal Springs, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Area Code for Coal Springs: 605
Communities near Coal Springs ...
We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Coal Springs.
- Bison
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Bison is located in Perkins County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bison <4>
- Usta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Meadow is located in Perkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadow <4>
- Glad Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glad Valley
- Glad Valley is located in Ziebach County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glad Valley <4>
- Shadehill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadehill
- Shadehill is located in Perkins County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadehill <4>
- Faith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faith have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith
- Faith is located in Meade County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faith <4>
- Red Elm ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
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 Coal Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal Springs.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Coal Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal Springs ...
Looking for more information about Coal 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 Coal Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Coal Springs.
Adding Coal Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coal 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 Coal Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Coal Springs post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Perkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |