Near Baileyton in Greene County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Historic Roaring Spring

Photographed by James Hulse, October 15, 2018

1. Historic Roaring Spring Marker

Inscription. Refreshed the Indians… Sustained the early settlers it attracted… Powered a 19th century grist mill until 1941… Tennessee homecoming 1986

Erected 1986 by Roaring Springs Extension Homemakers Club.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1941.

Location. 36° 17.613′ N, 82° 46.77′ W. Marker is near Baileyton, Tennessee, in Greene County. It is on Roaring Springs Road 0.2 miles west of Doty Chapel Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 210 Roaring Spring Rd, Afton TN 37616, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory

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of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Crocketts' Home / John Crockett: Frontier Doctor (approx. 2.7 miles away); Tennessee Civil War Trails (approx. 3.3 miles away); The Old Brick Church (approx. 3.7 miles away); Baileyton / Oakland Seminary (approx. 4.3 miles away); Edward Chalmers Huffaker (approx. 7.4 miles away); Henderson’s Station (approx. 7.7 miles away); Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (approx. 8 miles away); Carter's Station (approx. 8.1 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Ebenezer (was approx. 7.4 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Roaring Spring goes under the road and into the open field below image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 15, 2018

2. Roaring Spring goes under the road and into the open field below

The Roaring Spring creates a small pool before going under the road. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 15, 2018

3. The Roaring Spring creates a small pool before going under the road.

The marker is left of the Roaring Springs and just outside the photo.

The Roaring Spring cemetery is located near by but is completely overgrown image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, October 16, 2018

4. The Roaring Spring cemetery is located near by but is completely overgrown

Credits. This page was last revised on September 23, 2020. It was originally submitted on September 22, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,834 times since then and 124 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 22, 2020, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.