Welcome to Massanetta Springs ...

Massanetta Springs is located in Rockingham County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Massanetta Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massanetta Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

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

Massanetta Springs is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Massanetta Springs lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Massanetta Springs ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Bridgewater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Broadway
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Elkton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Grottoes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grottoes
  • Grottoes is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grottoes <4>
• Timberville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Shenandoah
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• New Market
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
  • New Market is located in Shenandoah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Market <4>
• Dayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massanetta Springs ...

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

Adding Massanetta Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Massanetta 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 Massanetta Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Massanetta Springs post office opened in 1887.

We also found Massanetta Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

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