Welcome to Bluff Spring ...

Bluff Spring is located in Christian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff Spring, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

A typical abbreviation for Bluff Spring: Bluff Spg. (or less commonly used: Bluff Spng. or Bluff Sprng.)

Bluff Spring is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Bluff Spring is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Bluff Spring ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bluff Spring - it's located in Kansas.

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

Communities near Bluff Spring ...

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

• Hopkinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <3>
• Greenville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
• Elkton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <3>
• Nortonville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
  • Nortonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
• White Plains
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <3>
• Pembroke
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <3>
• Mortons Gap
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mortons Gap
  • Mortons Gap is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mortons Gap <3>
• Powderly
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powderly have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powderly
  • Powderly is located in Muhlenberg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powderly <3>
• Crofton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crofton
  • Crofton is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 708 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crofton <3>
• Trenton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluff Spring ...

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

Adding Bluff Spring to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bluff Spring post office opened in 1906.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/