A Highway 45 town with deep roots and a proud quilting tradition.
Bethel Springs sits on US Highway 45 in northern McNairy County, a few minutes up the road from Selmer. It's one of the county's oldest communities, and its community center still anchors town celebrations the way it has for generations.
If you're following the county's fall Quilt & Craft Trail, Bethel Springs is a stop worth planning around — the town's quilters are part of a craft tradition that runs deep in this part of Tennessee. And when the fire department hosts a fish fry, the whole county seems to show up.
Each fall, a county-wide trail of quilters and makers — with Bethel Springs quilters among the stops.
Trail dates →US-45 runs straight through town on its way between Selmer's murals and Finger — the county's music road.
The music story →Fish fries and fundraisers at the local stations and churches are the real small-town Tennessee experience.
What's on →Browse where to eat, where to stay, and what's happening across McNairy County — or steal a ready-made day from the Travel Guide.
Explore the county's towns: Adamsville · Selmer · Michie · Ramer · Stantonville · Eastview · Milledgeville · Guys · Finger