Welcome to Burning Springs ...

Burning Springs is located in Wirt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Burning Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

Burning Springs is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Burning Springs: (304) and (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Burning Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Burning Springs: This one is located in Wirt County and the other is located in Kanawha County.

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

Communities near Burning Springs ...

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

• Spencer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Wirt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabeth <4>
• Grantsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <4>
• Cairo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Ritchie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
• Reedy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Palestine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
  • Palestine is located in Wirt County
• Freed
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freed have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freed
  • Freed is located in Calhoun County
• Oxbow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oxbow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Oxbow is located in Ritchie County
• Peewee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peewee
  • Peewee is located in Wirt County
• Triplett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Triplett is located in Roane 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 Burning Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Burning Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Burning Springs ...

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

Adding Burning Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Burning 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 Burning Springs was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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