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Welcome to Mineral Springs ...

Mineral Springs is located in Overton County<1>.

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

Mineral Springs is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Mineral Springs: 931

Communities Also Named Mineral Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Mineral Springs: This one is located in Overton County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 26 communities that are also named Mineral Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Mineral Springs ...

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

  • Clarktown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Cookeville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Crossville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Algood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooper
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Livingston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Grimsley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbriar Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 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 Mineral Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mineral Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mineral Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Overton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mineral Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.