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Welcome to Powder Springs ...

Powder Springs is located in Grainger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powder Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

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

Powder Springs is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Powder Springs (for example, toward Gernt), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Powder Springs: 865

The ZIP code for Powder Springs: 37848<3>

Communities Also Named Powder Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Powder Springs ...

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

  • Kodak
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Cook Mill
    (18 miles [29 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
  • Dyers Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
  • Jefferson City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
  • Kings Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Beans
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • New Tazewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Maynardville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mascot
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Mascot is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,411 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 Powder Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powder Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powder Springs ...

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

Adding Powder Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Powder 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 Powder Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powder Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Powder Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Powder Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.