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Welcome to Spring Lake ...

Spring Lake is located in Rabun County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Spring Lake: Spring Lk.

Spring Lake is 3,440 feet [1,049 m] above sea level.<2> 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

Area Codes for Spring Lake: 706 & 762<3>

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)
  • Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mountain City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Highlands
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Tiger
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dillard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Tallulah Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Salem
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem is located in Oconee County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <4>
  • Orlando
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Orlando is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Lickskillet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Lickskillet is located in Macon County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Rabun, 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>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Spring Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Spring Lake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.