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Welcome to High Bluff ...

High Bluff is located in Geneva County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of High Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

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

High Bluff is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from High Bluff (for example, toward Cedar Springs (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for High Bluff: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named High Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named High Bluff - they are located in Florida, Manitoba and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for High Bluff.

Communities near High Bluff ...

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

  • Enterprise
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Daleville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Geneva
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hartford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Midland City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Level Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Level Plains is located in Dale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
  • Slocomb
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Samson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for High Bluff ...

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

Adding High Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of High 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 High Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the High Bluff post office opened in 1890. The High Bluff post office closed in 1906.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Geneva, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around High 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 High Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the High 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/