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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bluff Ridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bluff Ridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff Ridge, please Contact Us.
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 Ridge (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 Ridge. 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.
Name Variations for Bluff Ridge ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bluff Ridge: Bluff Rdg. (or less commonly used: Bluff Rdge. or Bluff Ridg.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Bluff Ridge is historic, it would have been located within present day Scott County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Scott County: Logan, Montgomery, Polk, Sebastian, Yell & Le Flore (OK).
Below are the counties that are near Bluff Ridge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Ridge:
- Scott County (The home county of Bluff Ridge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Bates
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bates is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Boles
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Parks is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
- Y City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Y City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Y City
- Gate ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Gate is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate
- Harvey
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Harvey is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Nebraska ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nebraska is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebraska
- Little Texas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Texas is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- New Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wright Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Kibler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Concord
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Leon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Charleston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Branch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Donald ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Donald is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Etna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Cecil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Lucas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Carolan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
- Booneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magazine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Magazine is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magazine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
- Caulksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Caulksville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caulksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Ratcliff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Mountain is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Carbon City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon City
- Paris
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Polk County
- Rich Mountain
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Rich Mountain is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Mountain
- Sebastian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Frog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Midland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Bloomer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Hackett
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Central City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Lavaca
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ursula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Bonanza
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Yell County
- Gravelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gravelly is located in Yell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly
- Le Flore County (OK)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Rock Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Monroe
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pocola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cameron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Poteau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Arkoma
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heavener
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Petros
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Petros is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
- Howe
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Howe is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
- Skullyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Fort Coffee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Hodgen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodgen is located in Le Flore County (OK)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
- Former name for Hodgen:
- Hodgens
- Hodgen has also been known as:
- Hodgens Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <2>
- Sequoyah County (OK)
- Moffett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Ridge, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff Ridge.
Cemeteries Near Bluff Ridge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Ridge.
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 Ridge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff Ridge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Slate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Trotters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Looper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sorrels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Doss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cantrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (258 more) ...
- Wiley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pinkston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coop Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coop Prairie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coop Prairie Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Mansfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53522 <3>
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.
While we didn't find Bluff Ridge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff Ridge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Ridge, with the one closest to Bluff Ridge listed first.
- Boothe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boothe is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boothe
- Mansfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Huntington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Witcherville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Witcherville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witcherville
- Cauthron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cauthron is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthron
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Waldron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Burnville is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnville
- Green Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Green Ridge is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Carolan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carolan is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolan
- Montreal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montreal is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montreal
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hartford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Golden City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Golden City is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden City
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Ridge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Ridge.
Newspapers Published in Bluff Ridge ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Ridge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Ridge, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Ridge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Ridge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Scott County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Polk County
- Sebastian County
- Yell County
- Le Flore County
- Sequoyah County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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 Bluff Ridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff Ridge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |