Cleburne County, Alabama

Cleburne County
County
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin in 2012
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Location within the U.S. state of Alabama
Alabama's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 33°40′38″N 85°30′09″W / 33.6772°N 85.5025°W / 33.6772; -85.5025
Country	United States
State	Alabama
Founded	December 6, 1866
Named for	Patrick Cleburne
Seat	Heflin
Largest city	Heflin
Area
• Total	561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
• Land	560 sq mi (1,500 km2)
• Water	0.9 sq mi (2 km2)  0.2%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	15,056
• Density	27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	www.cleburnecounty.us

Cleburne County is a county in the US state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Major General Patrick R. Cleburne, of Arkansas. As of 2020, 15,056 people lived in the county.^[1] Its county seat is Heflin.

Cleburne County was formed on December 6, 1866. The county was made from territory in Benton (now Calhoun), Randolph, and Talladega counties. In 1867, Edwardsville was made the county seat.^[2] In 1905 Heflin became the county seat.^[3]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 561 square miles (1,450 km²), of which 560 square miles (1,500 km²) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²) (0.2%) is water.^[4] Alabama's highest natural point on Cheaha Mountain is in Cleburne County. Cheaha Mountain is in the far south part of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

• Interstate 20
• U.S. Highway 78
• U.S. Highway 431
• State Route 9
• State Route 46

• Norfolk Southern Railway
• Amtrak

• Cherokee County, Alabama – north
• Polk County, Georgia – northeast
• Haralson County, Georgia – east
• Carroll County, Georgia – southeast
• Randolph County, Alabama – south
• Clay County, Alabama – southwest
• Talladega County, Alabama – southwest
• Calhoun County, Alabama – west

• Talladega National Forest (part)

• Edwardsville
• Fruithurst
• Heflin
• Hollis Crossroads
• Micaville
• Muscadine
• Ranburne

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Cleburne County, Alabama". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. ↑ "Cleburne County, Alabama history, ADAH". www.archives.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
3. ↑ "City of Heflin Website - City Information - Heflin, AL". www.cityofheflin.org.
4. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. August 22, 2012. Retrieved August 22, 2015.

33°40′38″N 85°30′09″W / 33.67722°N 85.50250°W / 33.67722; -85.50250