Welcome to Stribling Springs ...

Stribling Springs is located in Augusta County<1>.

The location of Stribling 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 Stribling Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1820.

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

Stribling Springs is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Stribling Springs is within the (540) area code.

Communities near Stribling Springs ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Staunton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,190 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <4>
• Bridgewater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Grottoes
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Dayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Craigsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Churchville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchville
  • Churchville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Churchville <4>
• Mount Solon
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Solon
  • Mount Solon is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Solon <4>
• Spring Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Rockingham 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 Stribling Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Stribling Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Stribling Springs ...

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

Adding Stribling Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Stribling Springs post office opened in 1820.

We also found Stribling Springs in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Augusta County: www.co.augusta.va.us/

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