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Welcome to Roaring Springs ...

Roaring Springs is located in Greene County<1>.

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

Roaring Springs is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Roaring Springs: 423 & 729<3>

Communities Also Named Roaring Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Roaring Springs - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Roaring Springs ...

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

  • Greeneville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Church Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Nolichucky ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Nolichucky is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolichucky
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,861 people
  • Jonesborough
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Carmel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bolton Estates
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolton Estates is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,152 people
  • Forest Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,027 people
  • Rogersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant View is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,251 people
  • Onks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Onks is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onks
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,715 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 Roaring Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Roaring Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Roaring Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Roaring Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Roaring Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Roaring Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.