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Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

Sulphur Springs is located in Surry County<1>.

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

Sulphur Springs is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sulphur Springs: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Mount Airy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Dobson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dobson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobson
    • Dobson is located in Surry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dobson <4>
  • Pilot Mountain
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stuart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
    • Stuart is located in Patrick County (VA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Surry County
  • Ararat
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Herman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
    • Mount Herman is located in Surry County
  • Cana
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
    • Cana is located in Carroll County (VA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <4>
  • Albion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Albion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Surry 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 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 book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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 Surry, 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>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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Sulphur Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Sulphur 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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.