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Welcome to Cedar Springs ...

Cedar Springs is located in Knox County<1>.

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

Cedar Springs is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Cedar Springs: 865

Communities Also Named Cedar Springs ...

While we believe that this Cedar Springs is located in Knox County, we know of another 3 Tennessee communities named Cedar Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Madison, Marion and McMinn County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 31 communities that are also named Cedar Springs - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), California (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (3), Texas (2), Utah and Virginia (3).

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

Communities near Cedar Springs ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Farragut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <3>
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lenoir City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Cedar Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedar Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedar Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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