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History · Double Spring

Half of Double Spring’s homes were built after 1993

Most of Double Spring was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1993. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

What stands out about Double Spring’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Double Spring are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Double Spring’s history is told.

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The story so far

Double Spring, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Double Spring yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Double Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2020 census, Double Spring had a population of 180.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 158 to 180 (+14%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Double Spring on the map, 1957 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Double Spring. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Double Spring on the 1957 USGS mapDouble Spring on the 1986 USGS map1957Mt Siegel sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Double Spring.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.