Do you know of Barren Springs ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Barren Springs. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Barren Springs.<1>

Our sources for Barren Springs (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Barren Springs other than they indicate that Barren Springs would be found somewhere in Fentress County, Tennessee.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1869 and closed  in 1878.

Communities Also Named Barren Springs ...

We found one communities that share the name Barren Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Barren Springs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Barren Springs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Wythe County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Barren Springs [Wythe County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Barren Springs ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barren Springs:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Fentress County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Fentress County.