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Welcome to Cave Springs ...

Cave Springs is located in Etowah County<1>.

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

Cave Springs is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Cave Springs ...

While we believe that this Cave Springs is located in Etowah County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Cave Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Colbert and Morgan County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 11 communities that are also named Cave Springs - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas (3), Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Cave Springs ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Albertville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boaz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Boaz is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <3>
  • Rainbow City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Southside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Attalla
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Glencoe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Collinsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cave Springs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cave 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.