One of the main roads through the area is named Old Furnace Road, which was once a route to a local iron works that supplied iron items to the local population. Just north of Boiling Springs ran the Pacolet river. The damming of river in the early 1900's created Rainbow Lake, which provided power to the region and a large recreational area known as the Rainbow Lake Pavilion. Since then, Lake Bowen and Blalock have been added to provide water for much of the county. Boiling Springs and the surrounding area has seen tremendous growth in recent years, though the area has remained a community long after other areas have become towns.
Farms are still common in the area, but they are being displaced by new housing and businesses.
Despite the sprawl, the original springs that saw the first settler in the area still flow much the same after 200 years.