Welcome to Howard Springs ...

Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County<1>.

The location of Howard Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Howard Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

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

Howard Springs is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Howard Springs: (931)

Communities Also Named Howard Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Howard Springs - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Howard Springs ...

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

• Clarktown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Crossville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <4>
• Fairfield Glade
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield Glade have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Glade
  • Fairfield Glade is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield Glade <4>
• Rogers
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,406 people
• Lake Tansi Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Monterey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <4>
• Center Ford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
  • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
• Greenbriar Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
  • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
• Crab Orchard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
  • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howard Springs ...

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

Adding Howard Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Howard 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 for Howard Springs was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Howard Springs in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Howard Springs post office opened in 1873.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Howard Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/