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Welcome to White Sulphur Springs ...

The city of White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of White Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1810.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, White Sulphur Springs has a population of 2,351 people<2> (see below for details).

White Sulphur Springs is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for White Sulphur Springs: (304) and (681)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, White Sulphur Springs had an population of 2,351 people. This is a decrease of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, White Sulphur Springs had a population of 2,444 people (which is 6.89% of the total population of Greenbrier County). This makes White Sulphur Springs the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of White Sulphur Springs represents 0.13% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 53rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,444 people, the population of White Sulphur Springs increased 5.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,315 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for White Sulphur Springs.

Communities Also Named White Sulphur Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named White Sulphur Springs - they are located in Georgia (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Montana, New York, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near White Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Covington City (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
  • Lewisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ronceverte
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Alderson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Union
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Falling Spring
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Caldwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wild Meadow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Meadow
    • Wild Meadow is located in Greenbrier County
  • Anthony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Greenbrier County
  • Clendenenville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenenville
    • Clendenenville is located in Greenbrier 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 White Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Sulphur Springs.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around White Sulphur Springs. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for White Sulphur Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Sulphur Springs ...

Looking for more information about White 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for White Sulphur Springs.

Adding White Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White 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 White Sulphur Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the White Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1810.

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for White Sulphur Springs. 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for White Sulphur Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Sulphur Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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