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Welcome to Hot Springs ...

Hot Springs is located in Bath County<1>.


The location of Hot 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 Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1809.

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

Hot Springs is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Hot Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Hot Springs lies within the (540) area code.

Communities Also Named Hot Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hot Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado, Idaho, Montana (2), Nevada (7), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Hot Springs ...

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

  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Covington City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
  • Clifton Forge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Iron Gate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Carloover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
    • Carloover is located in Bath County
  • Bath Alum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath Alum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
    • Bath Alum is located in Bath County
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Bath County
  • Griffith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Griffith is located in Alleghany County
  • Millboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Selma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Alleghany 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 Hot Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hot Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hot Springs ...

Looking for more information about Hot 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hot Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hot Springs.

Adding Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hot 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 Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Hot Springs post office opened in 1809.

We also found Hot Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

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

The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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