Welcome to May Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about May Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added May Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with May Springs, please Contact Us.
May Springs would have been located within present day Grainger County<2>.
The location of May Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of May Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1888.
A typical abbreviation for May Springs: May Spgs. (or less commonly used: May Spngs. or May Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for May Springs is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where May Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
May Springs would have been located in the (865) area code.
Communities near May Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near May Springs.
- Kodak
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
- Kodak is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
- Clevenger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Cook Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Morristown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Morristown is located in Hamblen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <5>
- Dyers Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
- Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
- Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
- Jefferson City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <5>
- Dandridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dandridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
- Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <5>
- Bean Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
- Bean Station is located in Grainger County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <5>
- Beans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Bright ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 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 May Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for May Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of May 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 May Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around May Springs. See our Newspapers Page for May Springs.
Adding May Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of May 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 for May Springs was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).
We also found May Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for May Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about May Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Grainger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around May Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |