Welcome to Mountain Springs ...

Mountain Springs is located

Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mountain Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Springs: Mtn. Springs

Mountain Springs is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mountain Springs: 940

Communities Also Named Mountain Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mountain Springs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada (3), Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Mountain Springs ...

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

Denton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Denton is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147,515 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
Celina
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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- Celina is located in Collin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>
Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Cooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
Sanger
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanger
- Sanger is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,133 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanger <3>
Providence Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
- Providence Village is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
Aubrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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- Aubrey is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,433 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aubrey <3>
Krum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
- Krum is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <3>
Pilot Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Pilot Point is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Point <3>
Whitesboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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- Whitesboro is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesboro <3>
Collinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Springs ...

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

Adding Mountain Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Cooke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mountain Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>	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.