Welcome to Alum Springs ...

Alum Springs is located in Boyle County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Alum Springs, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alum Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

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

Alum Springs is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alum Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Alum Springs, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Alum Springs is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named Alum Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alum Springs - they are located in Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alum Springs ...

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

• Danville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Harrodsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrodsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrodsburg
  • Harrodsburg is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrodsburg <4>
• Lancaster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Garrard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Stanford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanford
  • Stanford is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanford <4>
• Liberty
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Casey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Burgin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Perryville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perryville
  • Perryville is located in Boyle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perryville <4>
• Hustonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hustonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustonville
  • Hustonville is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hustonville <4>
• Bradfordsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bradfordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordsville
  • Bradfordsville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradfordsville <4>
• Mackville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
  • Mackville is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 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 Alum Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alum Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alum Springs ...

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

Adding Alum Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alum 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 Alum Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alum Springs post office opened in 1874.

We also found Alum Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alum Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/