Welcome to Red Boiling Springs ...

The city of Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County<1>.

The location of Red Boiling Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Boiling Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Red Boiling Springs has a population of 1,132 people<3> (see below for details).

Red Boiling Springs is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Red Boiling Springs, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Red Boiling Springs: (615)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Red Boiling Springs had an population of 1,132 people. This is an increase of 1.8% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Red Boiling Springs had a population of 1,112 people. This makes Red Boiling Springs the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Red Boiling Springs represents 0.02% of the total population of Tennessee (which has 6,346,105 people), making it the state's 226th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,112 people, the population of Red Boiling Springs increased 8.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,023 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Red Boiling Springs.

Communities near Red Boiling Springs ...

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

• Columbus Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Hill
  • Columbus Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 36,071 people
• Difficult
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Hartsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <5>
• Lafayette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lafayette <5>
• Carthage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Tompkinsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
  • Tompkinsville is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tompkinsville <5>
• Celina
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <5>
• Gainesboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesboro
  • Gainesboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesboro <5>
• Gamaliel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamaliel
  • Gamaliel is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gamaliel <5>
• Fountain Run
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Run
  • Fountain Run is located in Monroe County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain Run <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Boiling Springs ...

Looking for more information about Red Boiling 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Red Boiling Springs.

Adding Red Boiling Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Boiling 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 for Red Boiling Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Boiling Springs post office opened in 1847.

We also found Red Boiling Springs in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Red Boiling Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Red Boiling Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconcountytn.com/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/