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Welcome to Poplar Springs Branch ...

Poplar Springs Branch is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Poplar Springs Branch: Poplar Spgs. Br. (or less commonly used: Poplar Spgs. Brnch.)

Poplar Springs Branch is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Poplar Springs Branch: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Poplar Springs Branch ...

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

  • Athens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Liberty Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Trinity
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Town Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Killen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Leighton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lexington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • North Courtland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Courtland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Minor Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 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 Poplar Springs Branch. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poplar Springs Branch.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poplar Springs Branch ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Poplar Springs Branch - 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 Poplar Springs Branch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Poplar Springs Branch 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.