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Welcome to Pine Springs ...

Pine Springs is located in Knox County<1>.


The location of Pine Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

Pine Springs is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Pine Springs (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Pine Springs: (865)

Communities Also Named Pine Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Pine Springs - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Kentucky (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ontario and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Pine Springs ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
    • Oak Ridge is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <4>
  • Farragut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
    • Farragut is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alcoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Clinton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Clinton is located in Anderson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,119 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
  • Lenoir City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pine Springs ...

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

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

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pine Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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