Welcome to Shop Springs ...

Shop Springs is located in Wilson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shop Springs, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

Shop Springs is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shop Springs: 615 & 629<3>

Communities near Shop Springs ...

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

• Murphree
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Murphree is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree
  • Estimated population in 2014: 120,954 people
• Mount Juliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Mount Juliet is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Juliet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Juliet <4>
• Lebanon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Hartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <4>
• Lynn Christie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lynn Christie is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Christie
  • Estimated population in 2011: 6,411 people
• Temperance Hall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Centerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
• Carthage
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Carthage is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <4>
• Belinda City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Belinda City is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
• Jamestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Rutherford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,940 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 Shop Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shop Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shop Springs ...

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

Adding Shop Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shop 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 (so far) for Shop Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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