Summary for Blue Springs
Although we found mention of Blue Springs during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Over time, we expect to discover additional information that will be added to our Gazetteer..
About Blue Springs (Click for our profile page)
Located in: Calhoun County (see below)
Typical Abbreviation: Blue Spgs.
Time Zone: Blue Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)<2>
Telephone Area Codes: (256), (938)<3>
Elevation: 660 feet [201.17 m] above sea level<4>
Websites for Blue Springs
Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/
GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>
For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Blue Springs:
Lat: 33.773700° (or 33°46'25" N)
Lon: -85.840200° (or -85°50'24" W)
USGS Topo Map: Jacksonville West<6>
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Blue Springs
GNIS ID: 149165
FIPS State / Place Code: None
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blue Springs)
About Calhoun County
The community of Anniston is the County Seat for Calhoun County.
From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Calhoun)
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est:<7> | 114,070 (3.8% decrease since 2010) |
| 2010 | 118,572 (5.63% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 112,249 |
Total Area:<8> 612 sq. miles [1,585.8 km²] - of which 1.05% is water (6.42 sq. miles [16.6 km²])
Housing Units: <9> 53,289
Official Website: www.calhouncounty.org/
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Calhoun
GNIS ID: 161533
FIPS State / County Code: 01 / 015
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blue Springs)
About Alabama
From the US Census
Population
| Year | Population |
| 2019 Est: | 4,907,965 (2.68% increase since 2010) |
| 2010: | 4,779,736 (7.48% increase since 2000) |
| 2000: | 4,447,100 |
Websites for State of Alabama
Official Website: https://www.alabama.gov/
Tourism: https://tourism.alabama.gov/
Parks: https://www.alapark.com/
Fishing: https://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing
Hunting: https://www.outdooralabama.com/hunting
Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Alabama
GNIS ID: 1779775
FIPS State: 01
(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Blue Springs)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went south past Blue Springs and then turned east". While Blue Springs could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Blue Springs as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Blue Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. Just in case there has been confusion between counties, we found that there are 4 Alabama communities also named Blue Springs. While this community is located in Calhoun County, the others are located in the following counties: Barbour, Blount, Coosa and Covington. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Springs. |
| <2> | While Blue Springs is in the Central Time Zone, the area to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). |
| <3> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Blue Springs, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source. |
| <6> | Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Blue Springs. |
| <7> | Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019. |
| <8> | The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Blue Springs. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group. |
| <9> | A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway). |