Welcome to Randalls Bluff ...
So far, we found very little information about Randalls Bluff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Randalls Bluff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Randalls Bluff, please Contact Us.
Randalls Bluff would have been located within present day Winston County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Randalls Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
A typical abbreviation for Randalls Bluff: Randalls Blf. (or less commonly used: Randalls Bluf.)
See our Genealogy Helper Page for Randalls Bluff for more information about variations on the name of Randalls Bluff.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Randalls Bluff is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Randalls Bluff was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Randalls Bluff was located: 662 & 471<4>
Communities near Randalls Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Randalls Bluff.
- Louisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Noxapater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fearns Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Handle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Mashulaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Lynville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Bogue Chitto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bogue Chitto is located in Neshoba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogue Chitto
- Plattsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Fairport ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fairport is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairport
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 Randalls Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Randalls Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Randalls Bluff. 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 Randalls Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Randalls Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Randalls Bluff.
Adding Randalls Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Randalls Bluff 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 (so far) for Randalls Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Randalls Bluff post office opened in 1858. The Randalls Bluff post office closed in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Randalls Bluff.
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 Randalls Bluff, 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 Winston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Randalls Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Randalls Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Randalls Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |