Welcome to Elm Bluff ...
Elm Bluff is located in Dallas County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
A typical abbreviation for Elm Bluff: Elm Blf. (or less commonly used: Elm Bluf.)
Elm Bluff is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Elm Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elm Bluff: 334 & 483<3>
Communities near Elm Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elm Bluff.
- Selma
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Benton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Kings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Minter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
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 Elm Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elm Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elm 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 Elm Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Elm Bluff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Bluff ...
Looking for more information about Elm 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 Elm Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elm Bluff.
Adding Elm Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elm 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 (so far) for Elm Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Elm Bluff post office opened in 1850. The Elm Bluff post office closed in 1871.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm Bluff.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm Bluff - 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 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Elm Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Elm Bluff 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |