Welcome to Rhea Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Rhea Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rhea Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rhea Springs, please Contact Us.
Rhea Springs would have been located within present day Rhea County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rhea Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Rhea Springs: Rhea Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rhea Spngs. or Rhea Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rhea Springs is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Rhea Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Rhea Springs (for example, toward Pikeville), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Rhea Springs was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities near Rhea Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rhea Springs.
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakemont Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
- College Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- College Grove is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,729 people
- Dayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Tansi Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
- Surprise
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Center Ford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
- Crab Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Rhea Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rhea Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rhea 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 Rhea Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rhea Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Rhea Springs.
Adding Rhea Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rhea 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 Rhea Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Rhea Springs post office opened in 1878. The Rhea Springs post office closed in 1941.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rhea Springs.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhea Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Rhea, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhea Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Rhea Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Rhea Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |