Welcome to Oak Mountain Spring ...
So far, we found very little information about Oak Mountain Spring. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Oak Mountain Spring to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Oak Mountain Spring, please Contact Us.
Oak Mountain Spring would have been located within present day Talbot County<2>.
The location of Oak Mountain Spring has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Oak Mountain Spring: Oak Mtn. Spg. (or less commonly used: Oak Mntn. Spg.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Oak Mountain Spring is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Oak Mountain Spring was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Oak Mountain Spring (for example, toward Valley (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The location where Oak Mountain Spring once stood is in the (706) & (762)<5> area codes.
Communities near Oak Mountain Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oak Mountain Spring.
- Lawrences Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrences Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrences Mill
- Lawrences Mill is located in Pike County
- Estimated population in 2019: 30,834 people
- Carrolls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Mountain Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Fortson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Fortson is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <6>
- Manchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Manchester is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,918 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <6>
- Pine Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
- Pine Mountain is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Mountain <6>
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
- Hamilton is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <6>
- Mountainbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Woodbury
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Meriwether County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 898 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <6>
- Talbotton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
- Talbotton is located in Talbot County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <6>
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 Oak Mountain Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oak Mountain Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oak Mountain 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 Oak Mountain Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oak Mountain Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Oak Mountain Spring.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Oak Mountain Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Mountain Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (762) is an overlay for area code (706). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |