Do you know of Alum Springs ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Alum Springs. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Alum Springs.<1>

Our sources for Alum Springs (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Alum Springs other than they indicate that Alum Springs would be found somewhere in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1842 and closed  in 1890.

Communities Also Named Alum Springs ...

We found three communities that share the name Alum Springs.

There is one other community in Virginia which is also named Alum Springs.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Located In Virginia ...
  • Pulaski County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Alum Springs [Pulaski County].

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Kentucky
    • Boyle County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Alum Springs [Boyle County].
  • West Virginia
    • Greenbrier County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Alum Springs [Greenbrier County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alum Springs ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alum Springs:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alum Springs - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Rockbridge County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Rockbridge County.