Blue Springs Alabama Map

About Blue Springs, Alabama

Blue Springs is a locality in Winston County, Alabama, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 11.2 people per km². Blue Springs is located at 31.6635°N, 85.5035°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Blue Springs is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 36467, 36017, 35553.

Blue Springs rests within a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate transition from dense woodland to open, sun-drenched clearings. It lies 26.4 miles southeast of Russellville, AL (from Russellville, AL: bearing 141°T), and is situated 10.7 miles east of Haleyville. The air here holds the heavy, persistent warmth of the deep interior, far removed from the cooling influence of any distant shore, and relies instead on the shade provided by the nearby William B. Bankhead National Forest. To the west, the rugged silhouette of the Devils Backbone provides a constant, jagged reference point against the sky, while the proximity of North Caney Creek Canyon introduces a sudden, shadowed depth to the otherwise gentle topography. Moisture gathers in the low-lying hollows, feeding the steady, quiet flow of Sandy Creek, which winds through the terrain with a persistent, rhythmic vitality. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, honeyed bars, turning the dust of the back roads into a fine, glowing powder that lingers in the cooling evening.

Blue Springs maintains a character forged by the persistence of those who worked the soil and navigated the timbered reaches of the surrounding wilderness. The local economy has long mirrored the cycles of the earth, drawing its strength from the timber harvested near the William B. Bankhead National Forest and the quiet, steady cultivation of the land. Residents often look toward the distant presence of Parker Falls as a reminder of the raw, unhurried energy of the region's hidden waterways, while those seeking solitude frequently traverse the Borden Creek Trail. Even in the stillness of a summer afternoon, when the hum of insects dominates the quiet, one senses the weight of the past in the way the architecture clings to the red-clay earth. Life in Blue Springs follows the arc of the seasons, valuing a certain steadfastness that remains indifferent to the accelerated pace of the world beyond the reach of its quiet, sun-baked lanes.

About This Blue Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blue Springs, Alabama. Coordinates: 31.663516, -85.503526. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Blue Springs includes the ZIP code (36467, 36017, 35553), telephone area code (205, 334), county seat of Winston County (Double Springs), and school district assignment (Barbour County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.