Welcome to Cave Spring ...

Cave Spring is located in Logan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cave Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

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

Cave Spring is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cave Spring is located in the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Cave Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Cave Spring: This one is located in Logan County and the other is located in Breckinridge County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 13 communities that are also named Cave Spring - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, Tennessee (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Cave Spring ...

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

• Russellville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Russellville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russellville <3>
• Elkton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Guthrie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <3>
• Auburn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Auburn is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
• Orlinda
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlinda
  • Orlinda is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orlinda <3>
• Adairville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adairville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adairville
  • Adairville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adairville <3>
• Lewisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Lewisburg is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <3>
• Adams
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
• Trenton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
• Cedar Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
  • Cedar Hill is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <3>

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 Cave Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cave Spring.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave Spring ...

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

Adding Cave Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Cave Spring post office opened in 1880.

We also found Cave Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/