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Welcome to Spout Springs ...

Spout Springs is located in Harnett County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Spout Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

Spout Springs is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Spout Springs: 910 & 472<3>

Communities Also Named Spout Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Spout Springs - they are located in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Spout Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Spout Springs ...

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

Adding Spout Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Spout 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 Spout Springs was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Harnett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Spout Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Spout Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Spout Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.