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Welcome to Barton Springs ...

Barton Springs is located in Hamblen County<1>.

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

Barton Springs is 1,250 feet [381 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Barton Springs ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Morristown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyers Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Jefferson City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Rogersville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Trent Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
  • Jaybird
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Dandridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Barton Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hamblen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Barton Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.