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Welcome to Allegheny Springs ...

So far, we found very little information about Allegheny Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Allegheny Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Allegheny Springs, please Contact Us.


Allegheny Springs would have been located within present day Blount County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Allegheny Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Allegheny Springs is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Allegheny Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Allegheny Springs and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Allegheny Springs was located: 865

Communities Also Named Allegheny Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Allegheny Springs - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Allegheny Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blountchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Allegheny Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Allegheny Springs ...

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

  • Maryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • McMullens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Alcoa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Lenoir City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowan Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
  • Fairway Estates
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fairway Estates is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,224 people
  • Loudon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Branch
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky Branch is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,427 people
  • Eagleton Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Eagleton Village is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagleton Village
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,052 people
  • Madisonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

Adding Allegheny Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Allegheny Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Allegheny Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allegheny Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Allegheny Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.