Welcome to Spring Bay ...

The village of Spring Bay is located in Woodford County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spring Bay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Spring Bay has a population of 460 people<3> (see below for details).

Spring Bay is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Spring Bay lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Spring Bay is located in the (309) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Spring Bay had an population of 460 people. This is an increase of 1.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Spring Bay had a population of 452 people. This makes Spring Bay the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 452 people, the population of Spring Bay increased 3.67% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 436 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Spring Bay.

Communities Also Named Spring Bay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spring Bay - they are located in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Spring Bay ...

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

• Peoria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Peoria is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria <5>
• Pekin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <5>
• East Peoria
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Peoria
  • East Peoria is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,344 people
  • Former name for East Peoria:
  • Hilton
• Washington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <5>
• Morton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
• Bartonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
  • Bartonville is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartonville <5>
• Chillicothe
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,955 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <5>
• Peoria Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria Heights
  • Peoria Heights is located in Peoria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peoria Heights <5>
• Eureka
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Eureka is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,232 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eureka <5>
• Creve Coeur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creve Coeur
  • Creve Coeur is located in Tazewell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,109 people
  • Former name for Creve Coeur:
  • Wesley City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creve Coeur <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 Bay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Spring Bay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Bay ...

Looking for more information about Spring Bay? 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 Bay, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Bay.

Adding Spring Bay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring Bay 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 Bay was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Spring Bay post office opened in 1848.

We also found Spring Bay in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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