Welcome to Spring Prairie ...
Spring Prairie is located in Walworth County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Prairie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1845.
A typical abbreviation for Spring Prairie: Spring Pr.
Spring Prairie is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Spring Prairie lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Spring Prairie: (262)
Communities near Spring Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Spring Prairie.
- Muskego
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Whitewater
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Whitewater is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,993 people
- Salem Lakes
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Lakes
- Salem Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Former names for Salem Lakes:
- Salem
- Silver Lake
- Burlington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Racine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,898 people
- Elkhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
- Elkhorn is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,020 people
- Delavan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delavan
- Delavan is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,240 people
- Mukwonago
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Lake Geneva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Geneva
- Lake Geneva is located in Walworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,096 people
- Twin Lakes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Kenosha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,234 people
- Spring Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Spring Grove is located in McHenry County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,679 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Grove <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 Spring Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Spring Prairie. 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 Spring Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Spring Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Spring Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Spring Prairie? 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 Spring Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Prairie.
Adding Spring Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Spring Prairie 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 Spring Prairie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Spring Prairie post office opened in 1845.
We also found Spring Prairie in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Spring Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Prairie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Walworth County: www.co.walworth.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Walworth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |