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Boley Springs, Alabama
Boley Springs, Alabama is located in Alabama
Boley Springs, Alabama
Boley Springs, Alabama
Location in Alabama
Country United States
State Alabama
County Fayette
Elevation
722 ft (220 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID 114689

Boley Springs is a small, quiet place in Fayette County, Alabama, in the United States. It's known as an unincorporated community. This means it doesn't have its own local government, like a city or town. Instead, the county government helps manage things for the people living there.

About Boley Springs

Boley Springs is located in the beautiful state of Alabama. It sits at an elevation of about 722 feet (220 meters) above sea level. The community is part of the Central Time Zone, which is the same time zone as many other places in the middle of the United States.

A Bit of History

Even though Boley Springs is a small community today, it has a bit of history. A post office used to operate here many years ago. It was open from 1877 until 1887. Post offices were very important back then for sending letters and packages.

Weather Events

Boley Springs was affected by a very large weather event on April 27, 2011. On that day, a series of powerful tornadoes, known as the 2011 Super Outbreak, hit many parts of Alabama and other states. The community of Boley Springs was one of the places that experienced the impact of these storms.

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