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Cleburne County was established on December 6, 1866, by
an act of the state legislature. The county was made from territory in Benton
(now
Calhoun),
Randolph, and
Talladega
counties. In 1867, Edwardsville was made the county seat. An election was held
in 1905 to move the county seat to Heflin. The result of that election, which
agreed to move the seat, was appealed to the Supreme Court, who decided on July
1, 1906, to uphold the election results. Heflin is still the county seat. Heflin
was at one point thought of as a hub for nearby farmers to send their cotton.
Shortly after the Civil War, a group of northern investors created the town of
Fruithurst in Cleburne County as part of a wine-growing project. Fruithurst
became a boomtown shortly thereafter.
The
county was named for Major General
Patrick R. Cleburne. The western portion of the county is part of the
Talladega National Forest.