Welcome to Cold Spring ...

The city of Cold Spring is located in Campbell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cold Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Cold Spring: Cold Spg. (or less commonly used: Cold Spng. or Cold Sprng.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cold Spring has a population of 6,583 people<3> (see below for details).

Cold Spring is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Cold Spring lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Cold Spring is located in the (859) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cold Spring had an population of 6,583 people. This is an increase of 11.35% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 72.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cold Spring had a population of 5,912 people (or 6.54% of the total population of Campbell County). This makes Cold Spring the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Cold Spring represents 0.14% of the total population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 67th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,912 people, the population of Cold Spring increased 55.33% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,806 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cold Spring.

Communities Also Named Cold Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 39 communities that are also named Cold Spring - they are located in California, Colorado, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts (4), Minnesota, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (6), Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (3), Vermont, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cold Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cold Spring.

• Cincinnati
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <5>
• Florence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <5>
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <5>
• Norwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
• Erlanger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <5>
• Forest Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <5>
• Newport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
• Sharonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharonville
  • Sharonville is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharonville <5>
• Loveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
  • Loveland is located in Clermont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loveland <5>
• Blue Ash
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ash
  • Blue Ash is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Ash <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 Cold Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cold Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Spring ...

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

Adding Cold Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cold Spring 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 Cold Spring was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Cold Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cold Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Campbell County: www.campbellcountyky.org/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/