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Welcome to Cliff Springs ...

Cliff Springs is located in Overton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cliff Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

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

Time Zone: Cliff Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Cliff Springs (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Cliff Springs: 931

Communities near Cliff Springs ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Crossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfield Glade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Algood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Cooper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Monterey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Grimsley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cliff Springs ...

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

Adding Cliff Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cliff 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 Cliff Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

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