RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of North Carolina >> Buncombe County >> Sulphur SpringsIndex...

Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

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

Sulphur Springs is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sulphur Springs: 828

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

While we believe that this Sulphur Springs is located in Buncombe County, we know of another 3 North Carolina communities named Sulphur Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cleveland, Montgomery and Surry County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 60 communities that are also named Sulphur Springs - they are located in Alabama (7), Arkansas (7), California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (11), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Asheville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hendersonville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fletcher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fletcher have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
    • Fletcher is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,439 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <3>
  • Black Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mills River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woodfin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodfin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodfin
    • Woodfin is located in Buncombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,679 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodfin <3>
  • Canton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Canton is located in Haywood County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <3>
  • Weaverville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Laurel Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Laurel Park is located in Henderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel Park <3>
  • Mars Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Springs ...

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

Adding Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1832.

We also found Sulphur Springs in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Buncombe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/