Welcome to Rainbow Springs ...

Rainbow Springs is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of Rainbow 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 Rainbow Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

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

Rainbow Springs is 3,310 feet [1,009 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rainbow Springs is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.

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

The area code for Rainbow Springs: (828)

Communities near Rainbow Springs ...

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

• Franklin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Clayton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Andrews
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andrews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <4>
• Young Harris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Young Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <4>
• Mountain City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
  • Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <4>
• Hiawassee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawassee
  • Hiawassee is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawassee <4>
• Hayesville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
  • Hayesville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayesville <4>
• Tiger
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger
  • Tiger is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tiger <4>
• Dillard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
  • Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <4>
• Sky Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainbow Springs ...

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

Adding Rainbow Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rainbow Springs post office opened in 1924.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

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