Welcome to Piedmont Springs ...
Piedmont Springs is located in Calhoun County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Piedmont Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
A typical abbreviation for Piedmont Springs: Piedmont Spgs. (or less commonly used: Piedmont Spngs. or Piedmont Sprngs.)
Piedmont Springs is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Piedmont Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Piedmont Springs (for example, toward Buchanan (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
Area Codes for Piedmont Springs: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Piedmont Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Piedmont Springs - they are located in North Carolina and South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Piedmont Springs.
Websites for Piedmont Springs ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.calhounchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Piedmont Springs, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Piedmont Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Piedmont Springs.
- Anniston
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- 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 <4>
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Glencoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Glencoe is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
- Piedmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
- Piedmont is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,470 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
- Hokes Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
- Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <4>
- Centre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
- Centre is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre <4>
- Heflin
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- 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 <4>
- Weaver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
- Etna
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Piedmont Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Piedmont Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Piedmont 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 Piedmont Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Piedmont Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Piedmont Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piedmont Springs ...
Looking for more information about Piedmont 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 Piedmont Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Piedmont Springs.
Adding Piedmont Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Piedmont Springs in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Piedmont Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Piedmont Springs post office opened in 1890.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Piedmont Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Piedmont Springs. 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Calhoun, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piedmont 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 Piedmont Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Piedmont 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |