Formed December 5, 1866 (55th county)
Bullock County (10,362), Union Springs (3,359)
Twin towers and a front balcony are the main features to the red brick courthouse. The 1871 structure is located on North Prairie between Conecuh and Hardway streets. United States Highway 29 is one block east of the site. M. M. Tye provided the courthouse’s Empire style designs. Colonel Edward C. Bullock is the namesake for the county. Union Springs is the only city to serve as county seat. Union Springs is named for a local spring. The county was formed on December 5, 1866 from parts of Barbour, Macon, Montgomery, and Pike counties as the 55th county.
Bullock County government consists of a sheriff, revenue commissioner, and coroner (executive). It has 5 commissioners (legislative.) A Circuit Judge serves Bullock and Barbour counties and a District Judge, a Probate Judge, a District Attorney, and a County Clerk serve Bullock County (judicial.) It is in the southeast part of Alabama between Montgomery, Alabama and Columbus, Georgia. The center of the county is 3.7 miles South of Union Springs. The county is surrounded clockwise by Macon, Russell, Barbour, Pike, and Montgomery counties. Union Springs is near the center of the county. Union Springs is the county seat and largest city. It is 32.4% of the county population.
The county has an area of 622.8 square miles. It ranks 44 out of 67 in size. It ranks 62 out of 67 in population in the state. It has a density of 16.4 persons per square mile making it 57 out of 67 in the state. Bullock County has 36.5% of its population in its incorporated areas. United States Highway 29 enters from Macon County on the north and exits into Pike County on the south. United States Highway 82 crosses east to west from Barbour County to Montgomery County. The county is shaped like a U. The county is pronounced BUL-LUK.
Midway
Union Springs
