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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

Area Codes for Boiling Springs: 864 & 821<3>

The ZIP code for Boiling Springs: 29316<4>

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.

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.<6>

X2X - 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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Spartanburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boiling 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Boiling Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Boiling Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Boiling Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Boiling Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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