Welcome to Oil Springs ...

Oil Springs is located in Carbon County<1>.

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

Oil Springs is 6,600 feet [2,012 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Oil Springs is 1¼ mile [or 2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Oil Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Oil Springs: 307

Communities Also Named Oil Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Oil Springs - they are located in Kentucky, Ontario and Texas.

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

Communities near Oil Springs ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Oil Springs.

• Hanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
  • Hanna is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 757 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <3>
• Medicine Bow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
  • Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <3>
• Elmo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
  • Elmo is located in Carbon County
• Elk Mountain
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <3>
• Rock River
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
  • Rock River is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <3>
• Rock Creek ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
  • Rock Creek is located in Albany County
• Milo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Milo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Milo is located in Carbon County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oil Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oil Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oil Springs ...

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