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Welcome to Mountain Springs ...

Mountain Springs is located in Scott County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mountain Springs: Mtn. Springs

Mountain Springs is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Mountain Springs: 276

Communities Also Named Mountain Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Mountain Springs - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada (3), Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Mountain Springs ...

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

  • Kingsport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsport is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsport <3>
  • Mill Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
    • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
  • Bloomingdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
  • Colonial Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Church Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Carmel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Big Stone Gap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Harrtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
  • Spurgeon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Spurgeon is located in Washington County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurgeon
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,957 people
  • Blountville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mountain Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

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