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Welcome to Yellow Springs ...

Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County<1>.

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

Yellow Springs is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Yellow Springs: 731

Communities Also Named Yellow Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Yellow Springs: This one is located in Decatur County and the other is located in Claiborne County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 7 communities that are also named Yellow Springs - they are located in Kansas, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Yellow Springs ...

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

  • Mount Lebanon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
    • Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
  • Union Cross
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lexington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Parsons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • New Johnsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Crossroads is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
  • Bruceton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lobelville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Decaturville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow 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.