Welcome to Patterson Springs ...

The town of Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Patterson Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Patterson Springs has a population of 620 people<3> (see below for details).

Patterson Springs is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Patterson Springs: (704) and (980)<5>

Websites for Patterson Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clevelandchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Patterson Springs, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Patterson Springs had an population of 620 people. This is a decrease of 0.32% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Patterson Springs had a population of 622 people. This makes Patterson Springs the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 622 people, the population of Patterson Springs has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 620 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Patterson Springs.

Communities Also Named Patterson Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Patterson Springs - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Patterson Springs ...

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

• Gastonia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,640 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <6>
• Shelby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,145 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Gaffney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <6>
• Kings Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mountain
  • Kings Mountain is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kings Mountain <6>
• Clover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
  • Clover is located in York County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <6>
• Cherryville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <6>
• Bessemer City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessemer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <6>
• Dallas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <6>
• Boiling Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <6>
• Blacksburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksburg
  • Blacksburg is located in Cherokee County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blacksburg <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Patterson Springs ...

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

Adding Patterson Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Patterson 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 Patterson Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Patterson Springs post office opened in 1892.

We also found Patterson Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cleveland County: www.clevelandcounty.com/

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