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Welcome to Healing Springs ...

Healing Springs is located in Washington County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Healing Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Healing Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

A typical abbreviation for Healing Springs: Healing Spgs. (or less commonly used: Healing Spngs. or Healing Sprngs.)

Healing Springs is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Healing Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Healing Springs is located in the (251) area code.

Communities Also Named Healing Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Healing Springs - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Healing Springs.

Communities near Healing Springs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Healing Springs.

  • Waynesboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
    • Waynesboro is located in Wayne County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
  • Chatom
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <5>
  • State Line
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for State Line have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Silas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
    • Silas is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <5>
  • Coffeeville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
    • Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <5>
  • Gilbertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Toxey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toxey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
    • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
  • Barlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
  • Copeland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Copeland is located in Washington County
  • Cullomburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
    • Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Healing Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Healing Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Healing Springs. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Healing Springs.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Healing Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Healing Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Healing Springs ...

Looking for more information about Healing Springs? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Healing Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Healing Springs.

Adding Healing Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Healing Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Healing Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Healing Springs post office opened in 1883.

We also found Healing Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Healing Springs.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Healing Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Healing Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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