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Welcome to Myrtle Springs ...

Myrtle Springs is located

Myrtle Springs is located in Van Zandt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Myrtle Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

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

Myrtle Springs is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Myrtle Springs: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Myrtle Springs: 75169<4>

Communities Also Named Myrtle Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Myrtle Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Myrtle Springs ...

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

Adding Myrtle Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Myrtle 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 (so far) for Myrtle Springs was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Van Zandt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Myrtle Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Myrtle Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Myrtle Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Myrtle Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Myrtle Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.