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Welcome to Boiling Springs ...

Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Boiling Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

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

Boiling Springs is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Boiling Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Boiling Springs: This one is located in Wilcox County and the other is located in Calhoun County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 10 communities that are also named Boiling Springs - they are located in Arkansas, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2) and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Boiling Springs ...

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

  • Camden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Thomaston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Yellow Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Orrville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dayton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Dayton is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Flatwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Flatwood is located in Marengo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
  • Millers Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
  • Gastonburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
  • Lamison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lamison is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Boiling Springs ...

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

Adding Boiling Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Boiling Springs 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 (so far) for Boiling Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Boiling Springs post office opened in 1877. The Boiling Springs post office closed in 1904.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Boiling Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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