Welcome to Green Springs ...

Green Springs is located in Louisa County<1>.

The location of Green Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

Time Zone: Green Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Green Springs: (540)

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• 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.<2> 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• 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.<2> 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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medlock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
  • Medlock is located in Louisa County
• Madison Run
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
  • Madison Run is located in Orange County
• Bells Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
  • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
• Cobham
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
  • Cobham is located in Albemarle County
• Montpelier Station
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
  • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <4>
• Danton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
  • Danton is located in Orange County

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 .<6> From that list, the Green Springs post office opened in 1950.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Green Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Louisa County: www.louisacounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/