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Welcome to Warm Springs ...

Warm Springs is located in Bath County<1> and is the County Seat for Bath County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Warm Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Warm Springs is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Warm Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Warm Springs: (540)

Communities Also Named Warm Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Warm Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Montana, Nevada (2) and Oregon (3).

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

Communities near Warm Springs ...

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

  • Clifton Forge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Iron Gate
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
  • Healing Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
    • Healing Springs is located in Bath County
  • Carloover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
    • Carloover is located in Bath County
  • Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
    • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County
  • Burnsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Bath County
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Bath County
  • Millboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Griffith
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffith have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
    • Griffith 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 Warm Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Warm Springs.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Warm Springs. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Warm Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Warm Springs ...

Looking for more information about Warm 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 Warm Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Warm Springs.

Adding Warm Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Warm 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 Warm Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Warm Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Warm 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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Warm 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.









 

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