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Welcome to Maiden Spring ...

Maiden Spring is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maiden Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Maiden Spring: Maiden Spg. (or less commonly used: Maiden Spng. or Maiden Sprng.)

Maiden Spring is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Maiden Spring is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Maiden Spring: 276

Communities near Maiden Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Maiden Spring.

  • Marion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Richlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Tazewell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Saltville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Chilhowie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Glade Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • War
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Claypool Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Claypool Hill is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claypool Hill

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 Maiden Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Maiden Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maiden Spring ...

Looking for more information about Maiden Spring? 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 Maiden Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Maiden Spring.

Adding Maiden Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maiden Spring 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 (so far) for Maiden Spring was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maiden Spring.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Maiden Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.