Welcome to Boiling Springs ...

Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boiling Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

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

Boiling Springs is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Boiling Springs is located in the (864) area code.

The ZIP code for Boiling Springs: 29316<3>

Communities Also Named Boiling Springs ...

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

Beyond South Carolina, there are 10 communities that are also named Boiling Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Boiling Springs ...

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

• Spartanburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartanburg
  • Spartanburg is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spartanburg <4>
• Greer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
  • Greer is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greer <4>
• Gaffney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaffney
  • Gaffney is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,695 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaffney <4>
• Lyman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <4>
• Duncan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Wellford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellford
  • Wellford is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellford <4>
• Landrum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landrum
  • Landrum is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Landrum <4>
• Pacolet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
  • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <4>
• Inman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Cowpens
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
  • Cowpens is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowpens <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boiling Springs ...

Looking for more information about Boiling 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Boiling Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Boiling Springs.

Adding Boiling Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Boiling Springs post office opened in 1855.

We also found Boiling Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boiling Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/