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Welcome to Fort Spring ...

Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Spring: Ft. Spring

Fort Spring is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Fort Spring: (304) & (681)<3>

Communities Also Named Fort Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Fort Spring - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Fort Spring ...

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

  • Lewisburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • White Sulphur Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Ronceverte
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rainelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alderson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rupert
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Falling Spring
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
    • Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 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 Fort Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Spring ...

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

Adding Fort Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Fort Spring post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Spring.

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

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

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 Fort Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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/









 

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