Welcome to Red Bluff ...

So far, we found very little information about Red Bluff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Red Bluff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Red Bluff, please Contact Us.

Red Bluff would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>.

The location of Red Bluff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Red Bluff is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Red Bluff was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Red Bluff: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Little River County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 14 communities that are also named Red Bluff - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia (3), Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas (4) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Red Bluff ...

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

• Little Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
  • Little Rock is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <5>
• Pine Bluff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff
  • Pine Bluff is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Bluff <5>
• Sheridan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
  • Sheridan is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <5>
• White Hall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <5>
• Shannon Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hills
  • Shannon Hills is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,087 people
• Alexander
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <5>
• England
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for England have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for England
  • England is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for England <5>
• Wrightsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wrightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrightsville
  • Wrightsville is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,054 people
• Redfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
  • Redfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redfield <5>
• Keo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keo
  • Keo is located in Lonoke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keo <5>

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 Red Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Bluff.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Red 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 Red Bluff.

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

Adding Red Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red Bluff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Red Bluff post office opened in 1869.

We also found Red Bluff in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffersoncountyark.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/