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Welcome to Iron Springs ...

Iron Springs is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Iron Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

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

Iron Springs is 5,380 feet [1,640 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Iron Springs is 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Iron Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Iron Springs, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Code for Iron Springs: 435

Communities Also Named Iron Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Iron Springs - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Colorado (2), Idaho, Pennsylvania and Washington.

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

Communities near Iron Springs ...

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

  • Cedar City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar City is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,090 people
    • Former names for Cedar City:
    • Coal Creek
    • Little Muddy
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar City <3>
  • Enoch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kanarraville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • New Harmony
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Highlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Highlands is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Highlands
  • Hamiltons Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hamiltons Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamiltons Fort
    • Former names for Hamiltons Fort:
    • Fort Hamblin
    • Fort Sidon
    • Fort Walker
    • Hambleton
    • Hamblin
    • Shirts Creek
    • Sidon
    • Hamiltons Fort has also been known as:
    • Hamilton Fort
    • Hamilton
  • Fort Johnson ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fort Johnson is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Johnson
  • Johnson's Fort ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Johnson's Fort is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson's Fort
    • Johnson's Fort has also been known as:
    • Johnson Springs
  • Avon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Avon is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
  • Fort Kanarra ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fort Kanarra is located in Iron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Kanarra

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Iron Springs ...

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

Adding Iron Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Iron 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 Iron Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Iron Springs post office opened in 1924. The Iron Springs post office closed in 1934.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Iron, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/