Cleburne

Formed December 6, 1866 (57^th county)

Cleburne County (15,057), Heflin (3,433)

The dome on this stately yellow brick building makes it unique to the city.  It was constructed in 1907.  It is located on Vickery Street between Burns and Hunnicutt streets.  United States Highway 78 is one block east of the site.  C. W. Carlton is the building architect of this Classic Revival style courthouse.  The building is located on a hill surrounded by a rot iron fence.  Veteran memorials are on the grounds.  The county was named for General Patrick Cleburne.  Heflin was named for settler Wilson L. Heflin.  The county was formed on December 6, 1866 with Edwardsville as the county seat.  It moved to Heflin in 1905.  The county was formed from parts of Calhoun, Randolph, and Talladega counties as the 57^th county. 

Cleburne County government consists of a sheriff, revenue commissioner, and coroner (executive).  It has 4 commissioners (legislative.)  Six Circuit Judges serve Cleburne and Calhoun counties and a District Judge, a Probate Judge, a District Attorney, and a County Clerk serve Cleburne County (judicial.)  The county is in the eastern part of the state on the border with Georgia.  The center of the county is 5.2 miles East of Heflin.  The county is surrounded clockwise by Cherokee County and Georgia and Randolph, Clay, Talladega, and Calhoun counties.  Heflin is near the southwest border of the county.  Heflin is the county seat and the largest city.  It is 22.8% of the county population.  Atlanta, Georgia is east across the state line.

The county has an area of 560.1 square miles.  It ranks 64 out of 67 in size.  It ranks 53 out of 67 in population in the state.  It has a density of 27.4 persons per square mile making it 47 out of 67 in the state.  Cleburne County has 28.5% of its population in its incorporated areas.  Interstate Highway 20 crosses east to west from Georgia to Calhoun County.  United States Highway 78 parallel Interstate Highway 20 from Georgia to Calhoun County.  United States Highway 431 enters from Calhoun County on the far southwest corner and exits south into Randolph County.  The highest point in Alabama, Cheaha Mountain, is in the county.  The county is a flat capital J with the west border being very jagged. 

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