Welcome to Boiling Spring ...

Boiling Spring is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boiling Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

A typical abbreviation for Boiling Spring: Boiling Spg. (or less commonly used: Boiling Spng. or Boiling Sprng.)

Boiling Spring is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area codes for Boiling Spring: (256) & (938)<4>

Communities Also Named Boiling Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Boiling Spring - they are located in Kentucky, Nevada, South Carolina and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Boiling Spring.

Communities near Boiling Spring ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Boiling Spring.

• Anniston
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston
  • Anniston is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anniston <5>
• Jacksonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • 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>
• Lincoln
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <5>
• Heflin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heflin
  • Heflin is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heflin <5>
• Weaver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
• Munford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <5>
• Ohatchee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohatchee
  • Ohatchee is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohatchee <5>
• Hobson City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hobson City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
  • Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
• Blue Mountain
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
  • Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
• Edwardsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
  • Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boiling Spring ...

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

Adding Boiling Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boiling Spring in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Boiling Spring post office opened in 1846.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Boiling Spring.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boiling Spring. 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/