Welcome to Spring Lake ...

Spring Lake is located in Cayuga County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Lake, 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 Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

Spring Lake is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Spring Lake: (315)

Websites for Spring Lake ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cayugacountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Spring Lake, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Spring Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Spring Lake - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (3), New Jersey, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Spring Lake ...

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

• Auburn
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
• Fulton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Baldwinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwinsville
  • Baldwinsville is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwinsville <4>
• Seneca Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca Falls
  • Seneca Falls is located in Seneca County
  • Estimated population in 2012: 6,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca Falls <4>
• Waterloo
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Lyons
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Skaneateles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skaneateles
  • Skaneateles is located in Onondaga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skaneateles <4>
• Clyde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Weedsport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weedsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedsport
  • Weedsport is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weedsport <4>
• Wolcott
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Lake ...

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

Adding Spring Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Spring Lake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cayuga County: www.co.cayuga.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/