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Welcome to White Bluff ...

White Bluff is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

A typical abbreviation for White Bluff: White Blf. (or less commonly used: White Bluf.)

White Bluff is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for White Bluff: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named White Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named White Bluff - they are located in Arkansas (2), Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near White Bluff ...

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

  • Columbia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prentiss
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Prentiss is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prentiss <4>
  • Bassfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Silver Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Goss
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Goss is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss
  • Tilton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Tilton is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
  • Oak Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
  • Expose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Expose is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Expose
  • Arm
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Arm is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Bluff ...

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

Adding White Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Bluff 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 (so far) for White Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Bluff post office opened in 1909. The White Bluff post office closed in 1938.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around White Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the White Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the White Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/