Welcome to Lemon Springs ...

Lemon Springs is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lemon Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Lemon Springs: Lemon Spgs. (or less commonly used: Lemon Spngs. or Lemon Sprngs.)

Lemon Springs is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lemon Springs: (919) & (984)<3>

Communities Also Named Lemon Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Lemon Springs: This one is located in Lee County and the other is located in Moore County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lemon Springs.

Communities near Lemon Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lemon Springs.

• Sanford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
  • Sanford is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sanford <4>
• Southern Pines
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southern Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Pines
  • Southern Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,070 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southern Pines <4>
• Spring Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
  • Spring Lake is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Lake <4>
• Whispering Pines
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
  • Whispering Pines is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whispering Pines <4>
• Carthage
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Broadway
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Lee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Vass
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vass
  • Vass is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vass <4>
• Cameron
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Moore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Goldston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldston
  • Goldston is located in Chatham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldston <4>
• Murchisontown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchisontown
  • Murchisontown is located in Harnett County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lemon Springs ...

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

Adding Lemon Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lemon Springs 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 Lemon Springs was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lemon Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/