Welcome to Penters Bluff ...
So far, we found very little information about Penters Bluff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Penters Bluff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Penters Bluff, please Contact Us.
Penters Bluff would have been located within present day Izard County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Penters Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
A typical abbreviation for Penters Bluff: Penters Blf. (or less commonly used: Penters Bluf.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Penters Bluff for more information about variations on the name of Penters Bluff.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Penters Bluff is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Penters Bluff was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Penters Bluff was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities near Penters Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Penters Bluff.
- Batesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Mountain View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cave City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cushman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
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 Penters Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Penters Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Penters 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 Penters Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Penters Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Penters Bluff.
Adding Penters Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Penters Bluff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Penters Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Penters Bluff post office opened in 1906. The Penters Bluff post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Penters Bluff.
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 Penters Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Izard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Penters Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Penters Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Penters Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |