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Welcome to Big Springs ...

Big Springs is located in Dickson County<1>.

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

Big Springs is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Big Springs ...

While we believe that this Big Springs is located in Dickson County, we know of another 5 Tennessee communities named Big Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Hancock, Madison, Overton and Rutherford County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 22 communities that are also named Big Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Big Springs ...

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

  • Cheap Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
  • Oakridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakridge is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
  • Dickson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • White Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pegram
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pegram is located in Cheatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
  • McEwen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • McEwen is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,743 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McEwen <3>
  • Loriland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Loriland is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 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 Big Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Dickson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Big 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.