Cave Spring, Georgia
city in Floyd County, Georgia, United States
Cave Spring is a city in
Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is located 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Rome, the county seat. As of the 2020 census, Cave Spring had a population of 1,174. It is part of the Rome, Georgia, metropolitan area.
The town is named for its natural limestone cave and mineral spring site which serves as the main source of drinking water for nearby communities. The spring flows from the cave into a rock holding pond in Rolater Park and then into a 1.5-acre (6,100 m2) swimming pool constructed of stones.
Spring water is piped to local homes and businesses by the public-utility service of Cave Spring. Visitors may also bring jugs to fill at the spring and take home for drinking.
Geography
Cave Spring is located in southwestern Floyd County at 34°6′32″N 85°20′10″W (34.108912, -85.336018). U.S. Route 411 passes through the city, leading northeast 17 miles (27 km) to Rome and west 46 miles (74 km) to Gadsden, Alabama.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Cave Spring, Georgia” as city in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as city in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 22, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3261108. VIAF identifies the subject as 156024577. The Library of Congress control number is n86114197. Authority coordinates are 34.109, -85.336. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020.
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