Welcome to Carson Springs ...

Carson Springs is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carson Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

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

Carson Springs is 1,880 feet [573 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Carson Springs ...

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

• Cook Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Sevierville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Sevierville is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Sevierville
  • From Carson Springs to Sevierville
• Jefferson City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jefferson City
  • From Carson Springs to Jefferson City
• Newport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Newport is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Pigeon Forge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Pigeon Forge is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Forge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pigeon Forge <3>
• Harrisburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
• Jaybird
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
• Dandridge
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <3>
• Monte Vista Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 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 Carson Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carson Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carson Springs ...

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

Adding Carson Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carson 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 Carson Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Carson Springs post office opened in 1891. The Carson Springs post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carson Springs.