Welcome to Bluff City ...

Bluff City is located in Schuyler County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bluff City, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Bluff City is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bluff City is located in the (217) area code.

Communities Also Named Bluff City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Bluff City: This one is located in Schuyler County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 10 communities that are also named Bluff City - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bluff City ...

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

• Beardstown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• Havana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Havana is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
• Rushville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Lewistown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewistown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
  • Lewistown is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewistown <4>
• Virginia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
  • Virginia is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
• Astoria
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Vermont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <4>
• Chandlerville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandlerville
  • Chandlerville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chandlerville <4>
• Ipava
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <4>
• Table Grove
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <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 Bluff City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluff City ...

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

Adding Bluff City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bluff City 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 Bluff City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bluff City post office opened in 1870.

We also found Bluff City on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov