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Welcome to Cherokee Bluffs ...

Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cherokee Bluffs: Cherokee Blfs.

Cherokee Bluffs is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Cherokee Bluffs (for example, toward Mountain Hill (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Cherokee Bluffs: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Cherokee Bluffs ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cherokee Bluffs.

  • Alexander City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Tallassee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dadeville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Eclectic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Camp Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jacksons' Gap
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Notasulga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shorter
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Loachapoka
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cherokee Bluffs ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Tallapoosa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cherokee Bluffs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Cherokee Bluffs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Cherokee Bluffs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.