Welcome to Green Spring ...

Green Spring is located in Hampshire County<1>.

The location of Green Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Green Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

A typical abbreviation for Green Spring: Green Spg. (or less commonly used: Green Spng. or Green Sprng.)

Green Spring is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Green Spring: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Green Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Green Spring - they are located in Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Green Spring ...

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

• Cumberland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <5>
• Frostburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
• Romney
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <5>
• Lonaconing
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <5>
• Carpendale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Ridgeley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley
  • Ridgeley is located in Mineral County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeley <5>
• Paw Paw
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw
  • Paw Paw is located in Morgan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paw Paw <5>
• Midland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
• Capon Bridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capon Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capon Bridge
  • Capon Bridge is located in Hampshire County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capon Bridge <5>
• Wellersburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellersburg
  • Wellersburg is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 169 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 Green Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Green Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Green Spring ...

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

Adding Green Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Green Spring post office opened in 1880.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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