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Welcome to Martin Springs ...

Martin Springs is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Martin Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1932.

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

Martin Springs is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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

Communities Also Named Martin Springs ...

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

Communities near Martin Springs ...

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

  • Winchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jasper
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Pittsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Decherd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Sewanee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Gruetli
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gruetli is located in Grundy County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruetli
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,775 people
  • Gruetli - Laager
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Whitwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Cowan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <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 Martin Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Martin Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Martin Springs ...

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

Adding Martin Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Martin 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 Martin Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Martin Springs post office opened in 1932. The Martin Springs post office closed in 1945.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Martin 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 Martin Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Martin 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/