Bear Spring, Tennessee

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

History

A post office called Bear Springs 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 stream.^[3]

References

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

Municipalities and communities of Stewart County, Tennessee, United States

County seat: Dover

City	Dover

Towns	Cumberland City Tennessee Ridge‡

Unincorporated communities	Bear Spring Big Rock Bumpus Mills Indian Mound

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°28′31″N 87°45′17″W / 36.47528°N 87.75472°W / 36.47528; -87.75472