Blount Springs
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Location in Alabama
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Alabama | ||
| County : | Blount County | ||
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 56 ′ N , 86 ° 48 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | 35079 | ||
| FIPS : | 01-07432 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 114507 | ||
Blount Springs is a civil parish in Blount County in the state of Alabama in the United States .
geography
Blount Springs is located in northern Alabama in the southern United States.
Nearby locations include Smoke Rise (4 km southwest), Garden City (8 km northeast), Colony (8 km west), Trafford (10 km south) and Warrior (11 km south). The next larger city with 212,000 inhabitants is about 31 kilometers south of Birmingham .
history
The name of the city is derived from the name of the county. In 1830 a post office was established. Even at that time, the city was a popular place for wealthy citizens of surrounding cities to build summer residences. Celebrities and politicians resided in the city's hotels and resorts when they were here or in the surrounding area.
Only when a fire in one of the large hotels destroyed parts of the city in 1915 did the development of the place stop for a few decades. The decline of the place continued when the railway line was no longer served, but led around the place. It was not until a gated community was established in the 1980s that more and more wealthy citizens of surrounding cities moved here again.
traffic
Blount Springs is located directly on US Highway 31 , which here in parts shares a route with Alabama Satte Route 3 . Both establish a connection a few kilometers to the west to Interstate 65 , which runs over a length of 1,436 kilometers from Alabama to Indiana .
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport is about 40 kilometers south .