Abandoned Record
About Big Spring
Big Spring is a ghost town in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Big Spring, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Big Spring is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Big Spring
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1942 Statesville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Nashville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Bellwood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Shop Springs sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1959 Nashville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1984 Nashville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Bellwood sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1994 Shop Springs sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Big Spring
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Tennessee index.
- Spring Creek7.8 mi SW · Wilson
- Couchville23.5 mi SW · Davidson
- Salem34.7 mi SW · Rutherford
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Big Spring, Wilson County, Tennessee": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4906413.
- USGS GNIS 1312812.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).