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Welcome to Rogers Springs ...

Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rogers Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1803.

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

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rogers Springs for more information about variations on the name of Rogers Springs.

Rogers Springs is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Rogers Springs ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Walnut
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Middleton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ashland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Ashland is located in Benton County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
  • Falkner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Grand Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Junction
    • Grand Junction is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Junction <3>
  • Hornsby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hornsby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
    • Hornsby is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hickory Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Saulsbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saulsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
    • Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 90 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 Rogers Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rogers Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rogers Springs ...

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

Adding Rogers Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rogers Springs post office opened in 1803.

We also found Rogers Springs in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Hardeman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rogers Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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