Alder Springs is an unincorporated community in Union County, Tennessee, in the United States.[1]

The community was so named from the abundant hazel alder in a nearby swamp.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alder Springs, Union County, Tennessee
  2. ^ Miller, Larry L. (2001). Tennessee Place-names. Indiana University Press. p. 4. ISBN 0-253-21478-5.

36°14′17″N 83°51′53″W / 36.23806°N 83.86472°W / 36.23806; -83.86472


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