Welcome to Prairie Bluff ...
So far, we found very little information about Prairie Bluff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Prairie Bluff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Prairie Bluff, please Contact Us.
Prairie Bluff would have been located within present day Wilcox County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Prairie Bluff, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Prairie Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
A typical abbreviation for Prairie Bluff: Prairie Blf. (or less commonly used: Prairie Bluf.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Prairie Bluff is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Prairie Bluff was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The community of Prairie Bluff has also been called Dale. and Daletown. For more information about the names of Prairie Bluff, see The Names of Prairie Bluff on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Prairie Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Prairie Bluff.
- Camden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Camden is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <6>
- Pine Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Thomaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Yellow Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Orrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Orrville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <6>
- Catherine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Gastonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Alberta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Crumptonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crumptonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
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 Prairie Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Prairie Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Prairie 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 Prairie Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Prairie Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Prairie Bluff.
Adding Prairie Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Prairie 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 Prairie Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Prairie Bluff post office opened in 1821.
We also found Prairie Bluff in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Prairie Bluff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Prairie Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Prairie Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |