Bear Spring
Bear Spring is located in Tennessee
Bear Spring
Bear Spring
Bear Spring is located in the United States
Bear Spring
Bear Spring
Coordinates: 36°28′31″N 87°45′17″W / 36.47528°N 87.75472°W / 36.47528; -87.75472
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyStewart
Elevation
404 ft (123 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code931
GNIS feature ID1305021[1]

Bear Spring is an unincorporated community in Stewart County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

History

A post office called Bear Spring was established in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1948.[2] According to local history, the community was so named when a pioneer settler shot a bear in a nearby spring.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Spring, Tennessee
  2. "Stewart County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  3. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.


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