Welcome to Yellow Sulphur Springs ...

Yellow Sulphur Springs is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Yellow Sulphur 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

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

Yellow Sulphur Springs is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Yellow Sulphur Springs lies within the (540) area code.

Websites for Yellow Sulphur Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Yellow Sulphur Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Yellow Sulphur Springs ...

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

• Blacksburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <4>
• Christiansburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <4>
• Radford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Radford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <4>
• Dublin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Pembroke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Giles County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Floyd
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• McBryde Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBryde Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBryde Village
  • McBryde Village is located in Montgomery County
• Oak Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
• Sundance Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundance Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundance Village
  • Sundance Village is located in Montgomery County
• Mount Tabor Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Tabor Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor Village
  • Mount Tabor Village is located in Montgomery 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 Yellow Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Sulphur Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding Yellow Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Yellow Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1854.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Sulphur Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/

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