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Welcome to Bay Spring ...

Bay Spring is located in Bristol County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Spring: Bay Spg. (or less commonly used: Bay Spng. or Bay Sprng.)

Bay Spring is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bay Spring: 401

Websites for Bay Spring ...

Junior League:   www.jlri.org/

Communities near Bay Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bay Spring.

  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
  • Fall River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall River
    • Fall River is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,792 people
  • Warwick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
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    • Warwick is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,189 people
  • Cranston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Cranston is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
  • Pawtucket
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Pawtucket is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
  • Taunton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taunton
    • Taunton is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,675 people
  • East Providence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • East Providence is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
  • Attleboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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    • Attleboro is located in Bristol County (MA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
  • Woonsocket
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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    • Woonsocket is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
  • Cumberland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Providence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Bristol, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.