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Welcome to Borden Wheeler Springs ...

Borden Wheeler Springs is located in Cleburne County<1>.

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

Borden Wheeler Springs is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Borden Wheeler Springs is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Borden Wheeler Springs: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Borden Wheeler Springs ...

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

  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedartown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Piedmont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Heflin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Tallapoosa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Buchanan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Buchanan is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
  • Cave Spring
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Etna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
  • Grady ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Grady is located in Polk County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
    • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
  • Fruithurst
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 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 Borden Wheeler Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Borden Wheeler Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Borden Wheeler Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Borden Wheeler Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Borden Wheeler Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Borden Wheeler Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.