Welcome to Amelia Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Amelia Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Amelia Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Amelia Springs, please Contact Us.
Amelia Springs would have been located within present day Amelia County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amelia Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1823.
A typical abbreviation for Amelia Springs: Amelia Spgs. (or less commonly used: Amelia Spngs. or Amelia Sprngs.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Amelia Springs for more information about variations on the name of Amelia Springs.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Amelia Springs is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Amelia Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Amelia Springs was located: 804 & 686<4>
Communities near Amelia Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amelia Springs.
- Farmville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blackstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crewe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Burkeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amelia Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lodore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Cotton Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Earls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Masons Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
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 Amelia Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amelia Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amelia 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 Amelia Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amelia Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Amelia Springs.
Adding Amelia Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amelia Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Amelia Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Amelia Springs post office opened in 1823. The Amelia Springs post office closed in 1826.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amelia Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Amelia Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Amelia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amelia Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Amelia Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Amelia Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |