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Welcome to Bay Springs ...

Bay Springs is located in Sumter County<1>.

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

Bay Springs is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bay Springs: 803 & 839<3>

Communities Also Named Bay Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Bay Springs: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Chesterfield County.

Beyond South Carolina, there are 4 communities that are also named Bay Springs - they are located in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

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

Communities near Bay Springs ...

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

  • Sumter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Manning
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Eastover
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mayesville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinewood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cherryvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Lakewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakewood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Privateer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Mulberry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bay 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Bay Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Bay 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.