Welcome to Black Spring ...

Black Spring is located in Baldwin County<1>.

The location of Black 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 Black Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

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

Black Spring is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Black Spring: (478)

Communities Also Named Black Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Black Spring - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Black Spring ...

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

• Milledgeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
  • Milledgeville is located in Baldwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milledgeville <4>
• Dedrich
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dedrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
  • Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
• The Colony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
  • The Colony is located in Baldwin County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
• Gordon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <4>
• Zebulon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
• Sparta
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Ivey
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
  • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
• McIntyre
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntyre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre
  • McIntyre is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntyre <4>
• Irwinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinton
  • Irwinton is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinton <4>
• Toomsboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toomsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toomsboro
  • Toomsboro is located in Wilkinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toomsboro <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 Black Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Black Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Spring ...

Looking for more information about Black 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Black Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Black Spring.

Adding Black Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Spring in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Black Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Black Spring post office opened in 1853.

We also found Black Spring on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1865.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baldwin County: www.baldwincountyga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/