Welcome to Blue Springs ...Blue Springs is located in Bradley County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1888. A typical abbreviation for Blue Springs: Blue Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blue Spngs. or Blue Sprngs.) Blue Springs is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Blue Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Blue Springs (for example, toward Powells Crossroads), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Area Codes for Blue Springs: 423 & 729<3> Communities Also Named Blue Springs ...While we believe that this Blue Springs is located in Bradley County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Blue Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: DeKalb, Hamilton and Roane County. Beyond Tennessee, there are 24 communities that are also named Blue Springs - they are located in Alabama (5), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ontario, Texas and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Springs. Communities near Blue Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Springs.
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 Blue Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Blue Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Springs ...Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Springs. Adding Blue Springs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Blue Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Blue Springs was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888). For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Springs. Footnotes ...
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