Welcome to Green Springs ...
Green Springs is located in Louisa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1950.
A typical abbreviation for Green Springs: Green Spgs. (or less commonly used: Green Spngs. or Green Sprngs.)
Green Springs is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Green Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Green Springs: 540 & 826<3>
Communities Also Named Green Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Green Springs - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nevada (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Green Springs.
Communities near Green Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Green Springs.
- Orange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Louisa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Louisa is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
- Gordonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Louisa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
- Medlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Medlock
- From Green Springs to Medlock
- Madison Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cobham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Montpelier Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Barboursville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Green Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Green 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 Green Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Green Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Green Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Springs ...
Looking for more information about Green 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 Green Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Green Springs.
Adding Green Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Green 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 for Green Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Green Springs in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Green Springs post office opened in 1950.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Green Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Green 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Green Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Green Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |