Welcome to Springer ...

The town of Springer is located in northeast New Mexico.

Springer is located in Colfax County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Springer, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Springer has a population of 920 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Springer is 5,850 feet [1,783 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Springer is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Springer lies within the (575) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Springer had an population of 920 people. This is a decrease of 12.13% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 28.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Springer had a population of 1,047 people (or 7.61% of the total population of Colfax County). This makes Springer the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Springer represents 0.05% of the population of New Mexico (which has 2,059,179 people), making it the state's 62nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,047 people, the population of Springer decreased 18.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,285 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Springer.

Communities Also Named Springer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Springer - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Oregon.

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

Communities near Springer ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Springer.

• Maxwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
  • Maxwell is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
• Colmor ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmor
  • Colmor is located in Colfax County
• Miami
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami
  • Miami is located in Colfax County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <5>
• Cimarron
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron
  • Cimarron is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cimarron <5>
• Dawson ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
  • Dawson is located in Colfax County
• Lauretta ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lauretta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauretta
  • Lauretta is located in Colfax County
• Wagon Mound
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagon Mound
  • Wagon Mound is located in Mora County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagon Mound <5>
• Mills
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Harding County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <5>
• Ocate
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocate
  • Ocate is located in Mora County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocate <5>

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 Springer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Springer.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Springer. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Springer.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Springer ...

Looking for more information about Springer? 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 Springer, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Springer.

Adding Springer to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Springer 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 Springer was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Springer on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Springer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/