Welcome to Cool Spring ...

Cool Spring is located in Horry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cool Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

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

Cool Spring is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Cool Spring is within the (843) area code.

Communities Also Named Cool Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Cool Spring - they are located in Delaware, Georgia, Maryland and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cool Spring.

Communities near Cool Spring ...

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

• Conway
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Conway is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <3>
• Mullins
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <3>
• Tabor City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <3>
• Loris
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <3>
• Aynor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aynor
  • Aynor is located in Horry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aynor <3>
• Nichols
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <3>
• Allen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Horry County
• Cochran Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cochran Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Town
  • Cochran Town is located in Horry County
• Red Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Red Hill is located in Horry County
• Galivants Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galivants Ferry
  • Galivants Ferry is located in Horry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galivants Ferry <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cool Spring ...

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

Adding Cool Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cool Spring post office opened in 1871.

We also found Cool Spring in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cool Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

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