Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bluff (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bluff. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bluff is located in Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Lamar, Marion, Pickens, Tuscaloosa & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Bluff. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff:
- Fayette County (The home county of Bluff)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Kirkland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Gu - Win
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Belk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Bazemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Rossland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Bankston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ashcraft Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Berry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Alta
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Lamar County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Bedford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Detroit
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Millport
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Twin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Brilliant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hamilton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Weston
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Thornhill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pickens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Lubbub
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Coal Fire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Tuscaloosa County
- New Lexington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Walker County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Eldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corona
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Nauvoo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Patton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Prospect
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Townley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Coal Valley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Saragossa
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Farriss
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Lynn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Natural Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Delmar
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Lowndes County (MS)
- Caledonia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Monroe County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Gattman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Splunge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Greenwood Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Riggins
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Hamilton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff.
Cemeteries Near Bluff ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bluff - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holliman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (635 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Bluff in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.
- Wayside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Covin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Covin is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covin
- Winfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Guin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Moscow is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stough
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stough is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stough
- Hightogy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Kingville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kingville is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Stinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sulligent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Texas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Texas is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
- Pikeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff.
Newspapers Published in Bluff ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 48 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bluff:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lamar County
- Marion County
- Pickens County
- Tuscaloosa County
- Walker County
- Winston County
- Lowndes County
- Monroe County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |