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Welcome to Primm Springs ...

Primm Springs is located in Hickman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Primm Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1945.

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

Primm Springs is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Primm Springs: 931

The ZIP code for Primm Springs: 38476<3>

Communities near Primm Springs ...

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

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 Primm Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Primm Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Primm Springs ...

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

Adding Primm Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Primm Springs post office opened in 1945. The Primm Springs post office closed in 2002.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hickman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Primm 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 Primm Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Primm 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.
<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/