Welcome to White Sulphur Springs ...

The city of White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County<1> and is the County Seat for Meagher County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Sulphur Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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 921 people<3> (see below for details).

White Sulphur Springs is 5,040 feet [1,536 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of White Sulphur Springs is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

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

White Sulphur Springs is located in the (406) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, White Sulphur Springs had an population of 921 people. This is a decrease of 1.92% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, White Sulphur Springs had a population of 939 people (which is 49.66% of the total population of Meagher County). This makes White Sulphur Springs the county's most populous community.

The population of White Sulphur Springs represents 0.09% of the population of Montana (which has 989,415 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 939 people, the population of White Sulphur Springs decreased 4.57% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 984 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), New York, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.

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.

• Langford City ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Langford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langford City
  • Langford City is located in Meagher County
• Castle Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Town
  • Castle Town is located in Meagher County
• Fort Logan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Logan
  • Fort Logan is located in Meagher County
• Loweth
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loweth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loweth
  • Loweth is located in Meagher County
• Ringling
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <5>
• Diamond City
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
• Whites City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whites City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
• Martinsdale
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsdale
  • Martinsdale is located in Meagher County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsdale <5>
• Neihart
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neihart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neihart
  • Neihart is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Neihart <5>
• Francis
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Gallatin 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. 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found White Sulphur Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Montana: https://mt.gov/