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Welcome to Blue Sulphur Springs ...

Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

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

Blue Sulphur Springs is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Blue Sulphur Springs: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Blue Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hinton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ronceverte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rainelle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Alderson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rupert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Union
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Meadow Bridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding Blue Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue 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 Blue Sulphur Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Blue Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1823.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Greenbrier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Sulphur Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Sulphur Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Sulphur Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/