Welcome to Bluff Boom ...

Bluff Boom is located in Green County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff Boom, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Bluff Boom is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: While Bluff Boom is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Bluff Boom: (270)

Communities near Bluff Boom ...

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

• Campbellsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
  • Campbellsville is located in Taylor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsville <4>
• Columbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Raywick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raywick
  • Raywick is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raywick <4>
• Wright's
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright's have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright's
  • Wright's is located in Taylor County
• Bengal
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
  • Bengal is located in Taylor County
• Summersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Green County
• Gabe
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
  • Gabe is located in Green County
• Coburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
  • Coburg is located in Adair County
• Allendale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
  • Allendale is located in Green County
• Exie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
  • Exie is located in Green 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 Bluff Boom. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff Boom.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluff Boom ...

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

Adding Bluff Boom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bluff Boom 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 Bluff Boom was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

We also found Bluff Boom in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Bluff Boom post office opened in 1908.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/