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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>.


The location of Rhea Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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.<4>.

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).

Rhea Springs would have been located in the (423) area code.

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Athens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Athens is located in McMinn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,120 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <5>
  • Lakemont Heights
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakemont Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakemont Heights
    • Lakemont Heights is located in Roane County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 12,564 people
  • College Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Grove
    • College Grove is located in Roane County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Roane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <5>
  • Lake Tansi Village
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
    • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
  • Surprise
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surprise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
    • Surprise is located in Meigs County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
  • Decatur
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
    • Decatur is located in Meigs County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
  • Center Ford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ford
    • Center Ford is located in Cumberland County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,485 people
  • Crab Orchard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crab Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard
    • Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crab Orchard <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 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 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.

We also found Rhea Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

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

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rhea Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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