Welcome to Clear Springs ...

Clear Springs is located in Graves County<1>.

The location of Clear Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clear 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 Clear Springs: Clear Spgs. (or less commonly used: Clear Spngs. or Clear Sprngs.)

Clear Springs is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Clear Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Clear Springs: (270)

Communities Also Named Clear Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Clear Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Florida (3), Manitoba, Mississippi, Missouri, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee (4) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Clear Springs.

Communities near Clear Springs ...

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

• Paducah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Murray
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Calloway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murray <4>
• Mayfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Benton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Calvert City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Wingo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
  • Wingo is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <4>
• Hardin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Lone Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Boaz
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Graves County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <4>
• Hickory
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Graves County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clear Springs ...

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

Adding Clear Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Clear Springs on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/