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Welcome to Limestone Springs ...

Limestone Springs is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Limestone Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

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

Limestone Springs is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Limestone Springs: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Limestone Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Limestone Springs ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Bolton Estates
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Pleasant View
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Jaybird
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Tusculum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tusculum is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tusculum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Mosheim
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Myers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 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 Limestone Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Limestone Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Limestone Springs ...

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

Adding Limestone Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Limestone Springs in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Limestone Springs was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Limestone Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Limestone Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Limestone Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.