Estill Springs, Tennessee
| Estill Springs, Tennessee | |
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Estill Springs, with Tims Ford Lake in the foreground
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 Location of Estill Springs, Tennessee |
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| Coordinates: 35°16′13″N 86°7′58″W / 35.27028°N 86.13278°WCoordinates: 35°16′13″N 86°7′58″W / 35.27028°N 86.13278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Tennessee |
| County | Franklin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.1 km2) |
| • Land | 4.4 sq mi (11.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 945 ft (288 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,055 |
| • Density | 467/sq mi (180.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 37330 |
| Area code(s) | 931 |
| FIPS code | 47-24440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1283868 |
Estill Springs is a town in Franklin County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,055 at the 2010 census. It is usually referred to simply as "Estill" by its inhabitants.
Estill Springs is part of the Tullahoma, Tennessee, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Mineral springs in the area had long been known to the Cherokee people of the region. Before they settled here, varying cultures of indigenous peoples had lived in the area for thousands of years.
The European-American town dates from circa 1840, when the Frank Estill family, which owned considerable property in the area, donated a right-of-way for railroad construction. The combination of mineral waters, which were much in vogue as a health remedy at the time, and convenient rail access caused the settlement to develop as a small-scale spa town, which took its name from the springs. Oscar Meyer was appointed the first mayor of Estill.
During the Civil War, the town was generally known as "Allisonia", for another family which had settled in the area. It was the site of a Confederate training camp, Camp Harris, named for Isham G. Harris, the Confederate governor of Tennessee, who was a native of the county. Southern forces retreated through the town during the 1863 Tullahoma Campaign, named for the nearby community which served as Confederate headquarters.
The fad for bathing in and drinking spring waters eventually passed. Local lore has it that the long-awaited construction of U.S. Route 41A through the town in 1940 caused the springs to dry up. The spa era passed by mid-century, and the hotels were razed. The new highway connected the town to sources of employment in neighboring communities, and gave it a strategic position on the main artery between Nashville and Chattanooga. The development of local lakes by the Tennessee Valley Authority generated recreational business as well.
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