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Welcome to Blueville ...

Blueville is located in Marion County<1>.


The location of Blueville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Blueville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Blueville is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Blueville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Blueville (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Blueville: (229)

Communities Also Named Blueville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Blueville - they are located in Illinois and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Blueville ...

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

  • Putnam
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
    • Putnam is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,898 people
  • Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
    • Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
  • Buena Vista
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Ellaville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Talbotton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Talbotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talbotton
    • Talbotton is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talbotton <4>
  • Ida Vesper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ida Vesper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Vesper
    • Ida Vesper is located in Chattahoochee County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 439 people
  • Ideal
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal
    • Ideal is located in Macon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ideal <4>
  • Norwich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
    • Norwich is located in Taylor County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Junction City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Talbot County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blueville ...

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

Adding Blueville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Blueville post office opened in 1894.

We also found Blueville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blueville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blueville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blueville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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