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Welcome to Spring Lake ...

Spring Lake is located in Hernando County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

Spring Lake is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spring Lake: 352

Communities Also Named Spring Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Spring Lake: This one is located in Hernando County and the other is located in Highlands County.

Beyond Florida, there are 35 communities that are also named Spring Lake - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana, Kansas (3), Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota (3), New Jersey, New York, 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.

  • Zephyrhills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Brooksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dade City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushnell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • San Antonio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
    • San Antonio is located in Pasco County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,506 people
    • Former name for San Antonio:
    • Lake Jovita
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <3>
  • Saint Leo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Webster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Weeki Wachee
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Blanton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blanton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
    • Blanton is located in Pasco County
  • South Brooksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
    • South Brooksville is located in Hernando 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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spring Lake post office opened in 1888.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Hernando, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spring Lake - 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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/