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Welcome to Bluffs ...The village of Bluffs is located in Scott County<1>. The location of Bluffs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluffs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1872. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bluffs has a population of 661 people<3> (see below for details). Bluffs is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Bluffs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Bluffs: (217) The ZIP code for Bluffs: 62621<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bluffs had an population of 661 people. This is a decrease of 7.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.63% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bluffs had a population of 715 people (or 13.35% of the total population of Scott County). This makes Bluffs the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 715 people, the population of Bluffs decreased 4.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 748 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bluffs. Communities Also Named Bluffs ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bluffs - they are located in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Vermont. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluffs. Communities near Bluffs ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bluffs.
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 Bluffs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluffs. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bluffs. 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 Bluffs. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluffs. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bluffs. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluffs ...Looking for more information about Bluffs? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Bluffs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bluffs. Adding Bluffs to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bluffs 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 Bluffs was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. We also found Bluffs in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Bluffs post office opened in 1872. For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluffs. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bluffs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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