Welcome to Bluff Springs ...
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.
Bluff Springs would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.
The location of Bluff Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
A typical abbreviation for Bluff Springs: Bluff Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bluff Spngs. or Bluff Sprngs.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bluff Springs is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Bluff Springs was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Bluff Springs would have been located in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Bluff Springs ...
While we believe that this Bluff Springs is located in Attala County, we know of another 2 Mississippi communities named Bluff Springs. Those communities are located in the following counties: Kemper and Panola County.
Beyond Mississippi, there are 11 communities that are also named Bluff Springs - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Florida, Illinois, Tennessee and Texas (3).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluff Springs.
Communities near Bluff Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bluff Springs.
- Kosciusko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
- Kosciusko is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
- Durant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Durant is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <5>
- Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Lexington is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <5>
- Goodman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Goodman is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <5>
- Pickens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
- Ethel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- West
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Holmes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <5>
- Zemuly
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Possumneck
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
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 Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bluff Springs. 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 Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Springs. See our Newspapers Page for Bluff Springs.
Adding Bluff Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bluff Springs 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 Bluff Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bluff Springs post office opened in 1849.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluff Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Attala, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluff Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |