Welcome to Spring Arbor ...

Spring Arbor is located in Jackson County<1>.

Spring Arbor was established in 1832.

Spring Arbor is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Spring Arbor: 517

The ZIP code for Spring Arbor: 49283<3>

Communities near Spring Arbor ...

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

• Jackson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jackson
  • From Spring Arbor to Jackson
• Albion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Albion
  • From Spring Arbor to Albion
• Hillsdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hillsdale
  • From Spring Arbor to Hillsdale
• Jonesville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <4>
• Leslie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
  • Leslie is located in Ingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leslie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leslie
  • From Spring Arbor to Leslie
• Homer
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Homer
  • From Spring Arbor to Homer
• Litchfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <4>
• Brooklyn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Brooklyn is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <4>
• Grass Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grass Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
  • Grass Lake is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Lake <4>
• Concord
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Concord
  • From Spring Arbor to Concord

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spring Arbor ...

Looking for more information about Spring Arbor? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Spring Arbor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Spring Arbor.

Adding Spring Arbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spring Arbor 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 Arbor was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Spring Arbor in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Spring Arbor post office opened in 1831.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/