Heber Springs
Heber Springs got its name from Dr Heber Jones of Memphis, and from the mineral springs in the area that he discovered. The post office was originally just called Heber, because regulations at the time forbid post offices to have some words in them, there among "springs". But when the regulations were dropped, the post office, and the town, got the name Heber Springs.
Heber Jones was the son of John T. Jones, the owner of the land which the springs lay upon. The land was originally owned by four men: Jones, Collins, McKim and Lee. Together with Lee and Collins Jones started a company called "White Sulphur Spring Company". The Springs are now built into spring-houses, with signs that tell what mineral that specific spring contains. The seven springs are marked as: Red Sulfur, Black Sulfur, White Sulfur, Iron, Magnesia, Eye Water and Arsenic. According to its early owners the springs should have had curing effects, but today nobody believes that they cure any illnesses, especially not the one with arsenic.
The first time documentation of the springs are from 1815 in the Arkansas Gazette but back then they were called Potomac and during the Civil war the springs were better known as "Sulfur Springs".
heber Springs is the county seat of Cleburne county and has a population of about 6,700.
City Officials
| Position |
Name |
| Mayor |
Jackie McPherson |
| City Clerk |
Ann Santel |
| Treasurer |
Nancy Hurley |
| Personnel Director |
Martha Garrett |
| City Attorney |
Terry Lynn |
| Police Chief |
Bobby Walker |
| Fire Chief |
Linc Cothren |
| Director Of Public Works |
Fred Glascock |
| Code Enforcement Officer |
Doug Perry |
| Parks, Recreation Director |
Jimmy Clark |
| Councilmember |
Nick Adams |
| Councilmember |
Chris Foster |
| Councilmember |
Maureen Harrod |
| Councilmember |
Karen Jackson |
| Councilmember |
Jim Lay |
| Councilmember |
Paul Muse |
| Councilmember |
Louis Short |
| Councilmember |
Sharon Williams |
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