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Welcome to Blue Springs ...Although we found mention of Blue Springs during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Blue Springs was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists.. We've added Blue Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Blue Springs, please Contact Us. The location of Blue Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> A typical abbreviation for Blue Springs: Blue Spgs. (or less commonly used: Blue Spngs. or Blue Sprngs.) Blue Springs is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: The area where we believe that Blue Springs might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Blue Springs (for example, toward Tallapoosa (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). We believe that Blue Springs would be found within the (256) and (938)<4> area codes. Websites for Blue Springs ...Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Blue Springs, the following might be of interest: Communities Also Named Blue Springs ...While we believe that this Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County, we know of another 4 Alabama communities named Blue Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Barbour, Blount, Coosa and Covington County. Beyond Alabama, there are 24 communities that are also named Blue Springs - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida (3), Georgia (3), Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ontario, Tennessee (4), Texas and Utah. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Springs. Communities near Blue Springs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Springs.
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 Blue Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Springs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue 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 Blue Springs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Springs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Springs ...Looking for more information about Blue 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 Blue Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 ...
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