Welcome to Healing Springs ...

Healing Springs is located in Davidson County<1>.

The location of Healing 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 Healing Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1834.

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

Healing Springs is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Healing Springs lies within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Healing Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Healing Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Healing Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Healing Springs.

• Salisbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
  • Salisbury is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,821 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salisbury <4>
• Thomasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Lexington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Albemarle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <4>
• Spencer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• Granite Quarry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Quarry
  • Granite Quarry is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Quarry <4>
• Rockwell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell
  • Rockwell is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwell <4>
• Badin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <4>
• Denton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• East Spencer
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
  • East Spencer is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Healing Springs ...

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

Adding Healing Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Healing 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 Healing Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Healing Springs post office opened in 1834.

We also found Healing Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Healing Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Davidson County: www.co.davidson.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/