Spring Creek is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Tennessee, United States.[1] The zipcode is 38378.[2]
Spring Creek, Tennessee | |
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  Spring Creek, Tennessee  Spring Creek, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates: 35°46′00″N 88°40′38″W / 35.76667°N 88.67722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Madison |
| Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 38378 |
| Area code | 731 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1271065[1] |
History
editSpring Creek was named for a nearby stream of the same name, a tributary of the Middle Fork of the Forked Deer River,[3] after a post office opened there in the spring of 1824.[4] A municipal charter was granted in January 1854,[4] and the West Tennessee Baptist Male Institute was chartered in Spring Creek that March.[5] The Institute, later called Madison College, continued operation until it burned down in February 1876.[6]
The community remained mostly untouched during the American Civil War, save for commercial disruptions.[7] Its main commerce at the time consisted of cotton and wheat production.[8]
Spring Creek's high school, built in the early 20th century, disbanded in 1943 to consolidate with others in the formation of North Side High School, and its elementary school closed in 1964.[9]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ a b "Spring Creek, Madison County, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved August 11, 2020.
- ^ Smith 1996, p. 63.
- ^ a b Smith 1996, p. 65.
- ^ "Chapter CXCIV" in Acts of the State of Tennessee, Passed at the First Session of the Thirtieth General Assembly, for the Years 1853–54. Nashville: M'Kennie and Brown, 1854; pp. 607–609.
- ^ Smith 1996, pp. 66–70.
- ^ West Tennessee Directory. Louisville, Kentucky. 1872. pp. 135–137.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Tennessee State Gazetteer, 1891–1892. Nashville, Tennessee. 1892. pp. 135–137.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Smith 1996, p. 72.
Bibliography
edit- Smith, Jonathan K. T. (1996). A Genealogical Miscellany II, Madison County, Tennessee.
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