Welcome to Tate Springs ...

Tate Springs is located in Grainger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tate Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

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

Tate Springs is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Tate Springs: 865

Communities Also Named Tate Springs ...

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

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

Communities near Tate Springs ...

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

• Morristown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Hamblen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,275 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Dyers Ferry
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyers Ferry
  • Dyers Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 16,839 people
• Jefferson City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
  • Jefferson City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <4>
• Oakland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Grainger County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,316 people
• Rogersville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Hawkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
• Trent Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Valley
  • Trent Valley is located in Hancock County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,157 people
• Bean Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Station
  • Bean Station is located in Grainger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bean Station <4>
• Bright ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
  • Bright is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,942 people
• Monte Vista Estates
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monte Vista Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
  • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
• New Tazewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <4>

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 Tate Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tate Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tate Springs ...

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

Adding Tate Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Tate Springs post office opened in 1873.

We also found Tate Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tate Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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