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.

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May Springs would have been located within present day Grainger County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of May Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've 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.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where May Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where May Springs was located: 865

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)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <4>
• Clevenger
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
  • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
• Cook Mill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Mill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 31,335 people
• Morristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Dandridge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dandridge is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dandridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dandridge <4>
• Bean Station
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Beans
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beans is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 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 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 (so far) for May Springs was on a map titled Map of Tennessee (from Rand McNally, 1888).

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