Austin Springs, Weakley County, Tennessee

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Austin Springs is an unincorporated community in Weakley County, Tennessee, in the United States. [1]

History

The community was named for the Austin brothers who started a hotel at the site of a mineral spa. [2]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Austin Springs, Weakley County, Tennessee
  2. Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 10. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.

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