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Heber Springs is a city in and the county seat of Cleburne County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 7,165 at the 2010 census.

Heber Springs city overview:
Name:	Heber Springs city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Arkansas
County:	Cleburne County
Elevation:	341 ft (104 m)
Total Area:	9.09 sq mi (23.55 km²)
Land Area:	9.09 sq mi (23.55 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	6,969
Population Density:	766.33/sq mi (295.87/km²)
ZIP code:	72543, 72545
Area code:	501
FIPS code:	0531090
GNISfeature ID:	0077155
Website:	cityofhebersprings.com

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History

Initially named Sugar Loaf, Heber Springs was founded by Max Frauenthal. In 1881, Frauenthal bought land in Van Buren County from John T. Jones. He founded the Sugar Loaf Springs Company and plotted a town site which was incorporated as “Sugar Loaf” on October 4, 1882. In 1883, Frauenthal donated land for the courthouse square, built a frame courthouse to be used by the soon-to-be-created Cleburne County, and donated the land for Spring Park, thus securing the county seat for the new town. Frauenthal chose the name Cleburne County to honor Confederate General Patrick Cleburne, who was killed in the Battle of Franklin in 1864. In 1910, Sugar Loaf’s name was changed to Heber Springs in order to avoid confusion with another town with a post office named Sugar Loaf. Frauenthal chose the new name to honor John T. Jones’s son, Dr. Heber Jones, who was a prominent physician in Memphis, Tennessee, where Frauenthal had since moved.

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Geography

Heber Springs is located near the center of Cleburne County at 35°29′40″N 92°2′21″W / 35.49444°N 92.03917°W / 35.49444; -92.03917 (35.494329, −92.039168). Arkansas Highway 5 bypasses the center of the city to the east, leading north 40 miles (64 km) to Mountain View and south 62 miles (100 km) to Little Rock (via U.S. Route 67). Searcy is 28 miles (45 km) to the southeast via Highway 16.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 8.4 square miles (21.7 km), all land. The city was named for a series of natural springs that are located on the east side of town on Main Street. Greers Ferry Lake and the Little Red River are located just north of the city, where rainbow trout are stocked in the Little Red and can be fished below the Greers Ferry Dam. The lake is a major tourism draw for swimming, boating, and personal watercraft, complemented by the Little Red River and Sugarloaf Mountain along the eastern portion of the city.