Welcome to Tatham Springs ...

Tatham Springs is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tatham Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Tatham Springs: Tatham Spgs. (or less commonly used: Tatham Spngs. or Tatham Sprngs.)

Tatham Springs is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Tatham Springs (for example, toward Columbia), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Tatham Springs lies within the (859) area code.

Communities near Tatham Springs ...

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

• Bardstown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardstown
  • Bardstown is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardstown <3>
• Lawrenceburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <3>
• Harrodsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <3>
• Springfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,987 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <3>
• Taylorsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <3>
• Bloomfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <3>
• Perryville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <3>
• Willisburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <3>
• Mackville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
• Fairfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tatham Springs ...

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

Adding Tatham Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tatham Springs post office opened in 1893.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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