Hemlock Falls is a waterfall in Van Buren County, Tennessee, in the Southwestern Appalachians region. It lies about 6.4 miles east of Spencer and roughly 46.6 miles north of East Chattanooga as the crow flies.
Its height has not been recorded in the source data.
The Southwestern Appalachians are the Cumberland Plateau and its escarpments, a sandstone tableland covered in oak and mixed mesophytic forest and cut by deep gorges. Creeks pour off the plateau rim over sandstone caprock into gorges, creating many tall, dramatic falls.
Van Buren County holds 8 recorded waterfalls, and several are close by. Piney Creek Falls, a 95-foot tiered waterfall, is about 4.6 miles away. Coon Creek Falls, a 250-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.7 miles away. Fall Creek Falls, a 256-foot plunge waterfall, is about 4.7 miles away.
Hemlock Falls is located at 35.7348° N, 85.3527° W. The listing is based on the USGS Geographic Names Information System, one of the sources compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey in its inventory of waterfalls and rapids of the conterminous United States. The exact position has not yet been verified on aerial imagery, so treat the map pin as approximate. Details on trails, parking and access have not been documented for this waterfall yet.