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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bluff Springs. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bluff Springs to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff Springs, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bluff Springs (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bluff Springs. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bluff Springs ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bluff Springs: Bluff Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bluff Spngs. or Bluff Sprngs.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluff Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluff Springs.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bluff Springs is historic, it would have been located within present day Attala County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
Below are the counties that are near Bluff Springs. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff Springs:
- Attala County (The home county of Bluff Springs)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Sallis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Possumneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Kosciusko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Hesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Langley ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- McCool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Vaiden
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- French Camp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Weir
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Acona
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Jones Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Ituma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Coxburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Coxburg is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Tolarville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Gwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Tchula
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Saint Ann
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Redwater
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Coosa
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Carthage
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Pine
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Pine is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Pine
- Tuscola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tuscola is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Camden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
- Davis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Davis is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Sharon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sharon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Cobbville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobbville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Kilmichael
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Sibleyton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Vowell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Hinze
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Yazoo County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Vaughan
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vaughan is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan
- Fordyke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fordyke is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordyke
- Evans
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff Springs, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff Springs.
Cemeteries Near Bluff Springs ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff Springs.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bluff Springs - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff Springs covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Teague Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cummings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sallis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ellington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (461 more) ...
- Wyse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Harmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bluff Springs in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff Springs.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff Springs, with the one closest to Bluff Springs listed first.
- Sallis
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McAdams
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kosciusko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McVille
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McVille is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVille
- Hesterville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shrock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shrock is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrock
- Thomastown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thomastown is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Conway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Conway is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
- Smyrna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Smyrna is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Chita ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff Springs. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff Springs.
Newspapers Published in Bluff Springs ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Springs.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff Springs, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff Springs.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bluff Springs:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Madison County
- Montgomery County
- Winston County
- Yazoo County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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 Bluff Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |