Welcome to Chick Springs ...

Chick Springs is located in Greenville County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Chick Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Chick Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Chick Springs is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Chick Springs: (864)

Communities near Chick Springs ...

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

• Greenville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
• Spartanburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• Mauldin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin
  • Mauldin is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauldin <4>
• Simpsonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Easley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley
  • Easley is located in Pickens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easley <4>
• Fountain Inn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Inn
  • Fountain Inn is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Inn <4>
• Travelers Rest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest
  • Travelers Rest is located in Greenville County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Travelers Rest <4>
• Woodruff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
  • Woodruff is located in Spartanburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodruff <4>
• Lyman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Chick Springs ...

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

Adding Chick Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Chick 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 Chick Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/

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