Beech Springs, Tennessee

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Beech Springs
Unincorporated community
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Beech Springs
Location within the state of Tennessee
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Beech Springs
Beech Springs (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°57′48″N83°37′02″W / 35.96333°N 83.61722°W / 35.96333; -83.61722
Country United States
State Tennessee
County Sevier
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID1276858 [1]

Beech Springs is an unincorporated community in Sevier County, Tennessee, United States. Accessible by Tennessee Secondary Primary Route 139, it lies just south of Kodak.

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History

The community was named for a grove of beech standing at a nearby stream. [2]

Geography

The community is located at a mean elevation of 988 feet (301 metres) above sea level. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Beech Springs, Tennessee". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 16. ISBN   0-253-21478-5.


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