[2] Blount County was created by the Alabama territorial legislature on February 6, 1818, from land ceded to the federal government by the Creek Nation on August 9, 1814.

Willie G. Blount of Tennessee, who provided assistance to settlers in Alabama during the Creek War of 1813–14.

What became Blountsville appears on an 1819 map as the mixed Creek/Cherokee Native American village of "Wassausey" (meaning Bear Meat Cabin, the name of an Indian translator who lived there).

The town was established by Caleb Fryley and Johnny Jones in 1816[3] as Bear Meat Cabin.

It became a popular stop for westward-bound settlers who streamed into the area at the end of the Creek War.

The Blount County Courthouse and jail was built in 1833[3] and remained there until it was moved to Oneonta.

A major crossroads in early Alabama, Blountsville became a Confederate depot for the cavalry.

Alabama Highway 79 runs through the southern corner of Blountsville, leading northeast to Guntersville and southwest to Birmingham.

The structure has been renovated by the Blountsville Historical Society and now serves as a museum and visitors' center.

Spring Valley Beach contains one of the largest swimming pools in the South and seven water slides.