Welcome to Blowing Springs ...

Blowing Springs is located in Anderson County<1>.

The location of Blowing Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

Blowing Springs is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Blowing Springs lies within the (865) area code.

Websites for Blowing Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.andersoncountychamber.org/

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

Communities Also Named Blowing Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Blowing Springs ...

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

• Knoxville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
  • Knoxville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 190,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
• Fraterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fraterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
  • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
• Oak Ridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
• Farragut
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Spring Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
  • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
• Aldenwood Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aldenwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
  • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
• Humes Ferry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humes Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
  • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
• LaFollette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
  • LaFollette is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
  • LaFollette has also been known as:
  • Big Creek Gap
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <4>
• Kings Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
  • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
• Smithwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
  • Smithwood is located in Knox County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 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 Blowing Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blowing Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blowing Springs ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/