Blue Springs Alabama Map

About Blue Springs, Alabama

Blue Springs is a locality in Barbour County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 12.7 people per km². Blue Springs is located at 31.6638°N, 85.5066°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 36374.

Blue Springs rests in a verdant pocket of Barbour County, Alabama, where the land sighs with a gentle, rolling character. It lies 31.2 miles north-north-west of Dothan, AL (from Dothan, AL: bearing 347°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east-south-east of Clio. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a perfume that clings to the skin. Ancient live oaks, their limbs draped in Spanish moss like ethereal beards, stand sentinel over fields that stretch toward horizons softened by distance. The terrain, a quiet interplay of subtle rises and shallow valleys, is cut by small, persistent streams that whisper their way through dense stands of hardwood and scattered pine plantations. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, paints shifting mosaics on the forest floor, a fleeting beauty that speaks of the slow, steady pulse of this southern landscape. The history of Blue Springs is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the waterways that nourish it. For generations, agriculture has been the lifeblood of this locality, with cotton and timber once dominating the economic landscape, leaving behind echoes of a past both challenging and resilient. Though the grand plantations have largely faded into memory, the farming spirit persists, manifesting in fields of soybeans and corn that ripple in the breeze. This is a place where the past isn't so much buried as it is woven into the everyday, evident in the weathered barns and the enduring traditions of neighborly exchange. The local economy, while modest, finds its strength in the land and the quiet determination of its people, a continuity that feels as natural as the slow turn of the seasons in Blue Springs.

About This Blue Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blue Springs, Alabama — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 31.663777, -85.506606. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Blue Springs and Barbour County.

Detailed location data for Blue Springs includes the ZIP code (36467), telephone area code (205, 334), county seat of Barbour County (Clayton), and school district assignment (Barbour County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Blue Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.