Welcome to Michigan Bluff ...

Michigan Bluff is located in Placer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Michigan Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

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

Michigan Bluff is 3,510 feet [1,070 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Michigan Bluff is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Michigan Bluff lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Michigan Bluff ...

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

• Colfax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
  • Colfax is located in Placer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,009 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colfax <3>
• Foresthill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresthill
  • Foresthill is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foresthill <3>
• Yankee Jims
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yankee Jims have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Jims
  • Yankee Jims is located in Placer County
• Iowa Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Hill
  • Iowa Hill is located in Placer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iowa Hill <3>
• Last Chance ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Last Chance have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Placer County
• Greekstore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greekstore
  • Greekstore is located in Placer County
• Quintette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Quintette is located in El Dorado County
• Casa Loma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Loma
  • Casa Loma is located in Placer County
• Georgetown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
• Secret Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Secret Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secret Town
  • Secret Town is located in Placer 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 Michigan Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Michigan Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Michigan Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Michigan 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 Michigan Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Michigan Bluff.

Adding Michigan Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Michigan 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 Michigan Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Michigan Bluff post office opened in 1854.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/