Welcome to Bold Spring ...
Bold Spring is located in Humphreys County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bold Spring, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
A typical abbreviation for Bold Spring: Bold Spg. (or less commonly used: Bold Spng. or Bold Sprng.)
Bold Spring is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bold Spring lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bold Spring: 931
Communities Also Named Bold Spring ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bold Spring - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bold Spring.
Communities near Bold Spring ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bold Spring.
- Brevards Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brevards Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brevards Ferry
- Brevards Ferry is located in Benton County
- Estimated population in 2014: 40,982 people
- Dickson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Halls Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Creek
- Halls Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Pigeon Roost
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Roost have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Roost
- Pigeon Roost is located in Humphreys County
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,132 people
- Waverly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Johnsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Johnsonville
- New Johnsonville is located in Humphreys County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Johnsonville <4>
- McEwen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graytown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 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 Bold Spring. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bold Spring.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bold Spring. 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 Bold Spring.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bold Spring. See our Newspapers Page for Bold Spring.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bold Spring ...
Looking for more information about Bold Spring? 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 Bold Spring, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bold Spring.
Adding Bold Spring to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bold Spring 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 for Bold Spring was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bold Spring post office opened in 1873.
We also found Bold Spring on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bold Spring.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Humphreys, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bold Spring - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |