Welcome to Boiling Spring ...

Boiling Spring is located in Alleghany County<1>.

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

Boiling Spring is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Boiling Spring: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Boiling Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Boiling Spring: This one is located in Alleghany County and the other is located in Albemarle County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 5 communities that are also named Boiling Spring - they are located in Alabama, Kentucky, Nevada and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Boiling Spring ...

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

Covington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
Clifton Forge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <4>
White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
Iron Gate
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
Fincastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fincastle is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincastle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fincastle <4>
New Castle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
Moss Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moss Run is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Run
Oriskany
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oriskany is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriskany
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oriskany <4>
Rich Patch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
Tuckahoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boiling Spring ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Alleghany, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boiling Spring - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Boiling Spring area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Boiling Spring 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.