Welcome to Spring Lake ...

Spring Lake is located in Rabun County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

Spring Lake is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Spring Lake is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Spring Lake: (706) & (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Spring Lake ...

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

Beyond Georgia, there are 35 communities that are also named Spring Lake - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida (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.

• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <5>
• Clayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Mountain City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <5>
• Highlands
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
  • Highlands is located in Jackson County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <5>
• Tiger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tiger is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <5>
• Dillard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <5>
• Tallulah Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallulah Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah Falls
  • Tallulah Falls is located in Rabun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah Falls <5>
• Salem
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Antioch
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Rabun County
• Otto
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Macon County (NC)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <5>

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.

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 State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/