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Welcome to Sulphur Springs ...

Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County<1>.


The location of Sulphur Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

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

Sulphur Springs is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Sulphur Springs (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Sulphur Springs: (256) & (938)<4>

Websites for Sulphur Springs ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.calhounchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sulphur Springs, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Sulphur Springs ...

While we believe that this Sulphur Springs is located in Calhoun County, we know of another 6 Alabama communities named Sulphur Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Jackson, Madison and Mobile County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 60 communities that are also named Sulphur Springs - they are located in Arkansas (7), California (3), Florida, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (4), Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee (11), Texas (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Sulphur Springs ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Oxford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Anniston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jacksonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
  • Rainbow City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Southside
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
  • Attalla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
  • Piedmont
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
    • Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <5>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <5>

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 Sulphur Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Springs ...

Looking for more information about Sulphur 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 Sulphur Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sulphur Springs.

Adding Sulphur Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Sulphur Springs post office opened in 1852.

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

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

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhouncounty.org/

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 Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256).
<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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