Heflin, Alabama
| Heflin, Alabama | |
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| City | |
Cleburne County Courthouse in Heflin
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 Location in Cleburne County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°38′38″N 85°34′58″W / 33.64389°N 85.58278°WCoordinates: 33°38′38″N 85°34′58″W / 33.64389°N 85.58278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Cleburne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Anna Berry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12 sq mi (31.1 km2) |
| • Land | 11.8 sq mi (30.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 961 ft (293 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,002 |
| • Density | 250.2/sq mi (96.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36264 |
| Area code(s) | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-33976 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0159746 |
Heflin is a city in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 3,002. The city is the county seat of Cleburne County.
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History[change | change source]
Heflin was first settled in 1882 as a station on the railroad line from Atlanta. The town quickly grew and was incorported in 1886. Edwardsville was the county seat until 1905. In an election the county decided to move the county seat to Heflin.[1]
Media[change | change source]
- Radio stations
- WKNG-FM 89.1 FM (Southern gospel /worship music)
- WPIL 91.7 FM (Southern gospel/classic country/bluegrass)
- Newspaper
- Cleburne News (weekly)
Notable natives[change | change source]
- Paul D. Adams - A Commanding General of the Third United States Army
- Tyrone Prothro - Former Wide receiver from the University of Alabama
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Hoskins Morton, Patricia. "Cleburne County". Encyclopedia of Alabama. http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1322. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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