Bethel Springs Tennessee Map

About Bethel Springs, Tennessee

Bethel Springs is a locality in McNairy County, Tennessee, United States. It is a small community with a population of 664. The population density is 129.0 people per km². Bethel Springs is located at 35.2337°N, 88.6064°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 38315.

Bethel Springs unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rounded hills, their slopes softened by a deep, verdant carpet of trees and fields. It lies 5.5 miles south-south-east of McNairy, TN (from McNairy, TN: bearing 168°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-south-east of Robertson. The air here often carries the humid sweetness of ripening crops, a scent that mingles with the earthy aroma of the rich Tennessee soil. Creeks, like silver threads, wind their way through the terrain, their banks lined with willows that weep their feathery branches towards the water. Sunlight, when it pierces the dense summer canopy, falls in shifting patterns, illuminating patches of wild phlox and the occasional flash of a cardinal's wing. The very contours of the land seem to encourage a slower pace, a deliberate turning of the head to take in the broad, open skies that can turn a spectacular, fiery orange at sunset. The history of Bethel Springs is tied to the fertile crescent of land it occupies, a place where agriculture has always been the lifeblood. Early settlers were drawn to the rich bottomlands, establishing farms that have been passed down through generations, their barns and silos standing as quiet sentinels against the sky. While the immediate vicinity is primarily agricultural, the broader region has seen a modest industrial presence, with small businesses and manufacturing enterprises contributing to the local economy. The character of Bethel Springs is one of quiet resilience, a community that values neighborliness and the simple pleasures of a life lived close to the land, where the passage of time is often measured by the changing seasons and the steady, dependable cycle of planting and harvest.

About This Bethel Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bethel Springs, Tennessee — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 35.233693, -88.606437. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bethel Springs and McNairy County.

Detailed location data for Bethel Springs includes the ZIP code (38315), telephone area code (901), county seat of McNairy County (Selmer), and school district assignment (McNairy County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Bethel Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.