Welcome to Thorp Spring ...Thorp Spring is located Thorp Spring is located in Hood County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Thorp Spring, 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 Thorp Spring: Thorp Spg. (or less commonly used: Thorp Spng. or Thorp Sprng.) Thorp Spring is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Thorp Spring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Thorp Spring. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Thorp Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Thorp Spring. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Thorp Spring. 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 Thorp Spring. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Thorp Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Thorp Spring. Looking for more information about Thorp Spring? 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 Thorp Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Thorp Spring. We originally found mention of Thorp Spring 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 Thorp Spring was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Thorp Spring.
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