Welcome to Powder Springs ...
So far, we found very little information about Powder Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Powder Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Powder Springs, please Contact Us.
Powder Springs would have been located within present day Sevier County<2>.
The location of Powder Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
A typical abbreviation for Powder Springs: Powder Spgs. (or less commonly used: Powder Spngs. or Powder Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Powder Springs is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Powder Springs was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Powder Springs would have been located in the (865) area code.
Communities Also Named Powder Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Tennessee communities named Powder Springs: This one is located in Sevier County and the other is located in Grainger County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powder Springs.
Communities near Powder Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powder Springs.
- Kodak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kodak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
- Kodak is located in Sevier County
- Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <5>
- Clevenger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Cook Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Sevierville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevierville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevierville
- Sevierville is located in Sevier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sevierville <5>
- Dyers Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- 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
- Seymour Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Cowan Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Springs
- Cowan Springs is located in Blount County
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,010 people
- Jefferson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- 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 <5>
- Oakland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Newport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Cocke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <5>
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 Powder Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powder Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powder 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 Powder Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powder Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Powder Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Powder Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Sevier, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powder Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |