Welcome to Patrick Springs ...
Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Patrick Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.
A typical abbreviation for Patrick Springs: Patrick Spgs. (or less commonly used: Patrick Spngs. or Patrick Sprngs.)
Patrick Springs is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Patrick Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Patrick Springs: 276
Communities near Patrick Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Patrick Springs.
- Martinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mayodan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayodan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayodan
- Mayodan is located in Rockingham County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayodan <3>
- Stuart
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgeway
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Floyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Danbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
- Danbury is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <3>
- Nettleridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Peters Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Campbell
- From Patrick Springs to Campbell
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 Patrick Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Patrick Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Patrick 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 Patrick Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Patrick Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Patrick Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patrick Springs ...
Looking for more information about Patrick 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 Patrick Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Patrick Springs.
Adding Patrick Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Patrick 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 Patrick Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Patrick Springs post office opened in 1859.
We also found Patrick Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Patrick Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Patrick Springs - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |