Welcome to Fair Bluff ...

The town of Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County<1>.

The location of Fair 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 Fair Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fair Bluff has a population of 881 people<3> (see below for details).

Fair Bluff is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Fair Bluff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fair Bluff lies within the (910) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fair Bluff had an population of 881 people. This is a decrease of 7.36% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fair Bluff had a population of 951 people. This makes Fair Bluff the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 951 people, the population of Fair Bluff decreased 19.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,181 people).

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

Communities near Fair Bluff ...

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

• Whiteville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Whiteville is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <5>
• Mullins
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Mullins is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullins <5>
• Tabor City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor City
  • Tabor City is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tabor City <5>
• Loris
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
  • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <5>
• Fairmont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
  • Fairmont is located in Robeson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <5>
• Chadbourn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chadbourn
  • Chadbourn is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chadbourn <5>
• Brunswick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
  • Brunswick is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brunswick <5>
• Lake View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <5>
• Nichols
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols
  • Nichols is located in Marion County (SC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols <5>
• Cerro Gordo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fair Bluff ...

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

Adding Fair Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fair 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 Fair Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fair Bluff post office opened in 1815.

We also found Fair Bluff in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/