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Welcome to Cold Springs ...

Cold Springs is located in El Dorado County<1>.

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

Cold Springs is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Cold Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Cold Springs: 530

Communities Also Named Cold Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Cold Springs: This one is located in El Dorado County and the other is located in Tuolumne County.

Beyond California, there are 38 communities that are also named Cold Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Manitoba, Michigan, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nevada (2), New York (3), North Carolina (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Oregon, Tennessee (3), Texas (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Cold Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

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

Communities near Cold Springs ...

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

  • Folsom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Sacramento County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,726 people
    • Folsom has also been known as:
    • Folsom City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folsom <3>
  • Rocklin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Placerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Loomis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Plymouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Coloma
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Diamond Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • El Dorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kelsey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey
    • Kelsey is located in El Dorado County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cold Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including El Dorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cold Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.