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Welcome to Yellow Bluff ...

The town of Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County<1>.


The location of Yellow Bluff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Yellow Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Yellow Bluff: Yellow Blf. (or less commonly used: Yellow Bluf.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yellow Bluff has a population of 205 people<3> (see below for details).

Yellow Bluff is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Yellow Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yellow Bluff had an population of 205 people. This is an increase of 9.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 13.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yellow Bluff had a population of 188 people. This makes Yellow Bluff the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 188 people, the population of Yellow Bluff increased 3.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 181 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yellow Bluff.

Communities Also Named Yellow Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Yellow Bluff - it's located in Florida.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Yellow Bluff.

Communities near Yellow Bluff ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Yellow Bluff.

  • Thomasville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Camden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
  • Pine Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
    • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Vredenburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vredenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
    • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Fulton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Coy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
    • Coy is located in Wilcox County
  • Kimbrough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimbrough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
    • Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
  • Asahel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
    • Asahel is located in Wilcox County
  • Nellie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nellie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
    • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
  • Anne Manie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anne Manie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
    • Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Yellow Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yellow Bluff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yellow Bluff. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Yellow Bluff.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yellow Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Yellow Bluff.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yellow Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Yellow Bluff? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Yellow Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Yellow Bluff.

Adding Yellow Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yellow Bluff in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Yellow Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yellow Bluff post office opened in 1878.

We also found Yellow Bluff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yellow Bluff.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yellow Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Yellow Bluff.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Yellow Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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