Welcome to Springstead ...

Springstead is located in Iron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springstead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

Springstead is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Springstead lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Springstead: 715 & 534<3>

Communities Also Named Springstead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Springstead - it's located in New Mexico.

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

Communities near Springstead ...

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

• Park Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Falls is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Falls
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,192 people
• Butternut
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Butternut is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butternut
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 people
• Manitowish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manitowish is located in Iron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish
• Lac du Flambeau
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lac du Flambeau is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lac du Flambeau
• Manitowish Waters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Manitowish Waters is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitowish Waters
• Fifield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fifield is located in Price County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield
• Katinka Village
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Katinka Village is located in Vilas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katinka Village
• Glidden
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Glidden is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glidden
• Woodruff
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Woodruff is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
• Hazelhurst
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelhurst is located in Oneida County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelhurst

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 Springstead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springstead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springstead ...

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

Adding Springstead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springstead 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 (so far) for Springstead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Springstead post office opened in 1920. The Springstead post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springstead.