Welcome to Red Bluff ...

Red Bluff is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Red Bluff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

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

Red Bluff is 4,780 feet [1,457 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Red Bluff is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Red Bluff lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Red Bluff is within the boundaries of the (406) area code.

Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Red Bluff - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Georgia (3), New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas (4) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Red Bluff ...

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

• Ennis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ennis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Ennis is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
• Harrison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
• McAllister
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister
  • McAllister is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllister <4>
• Pony ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
  • Pony is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pony <4>
• Strawberry ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strawberry. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
  • Strawberry is located in Madison County
• Arnold
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Gallatin County
• Willow Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek
  • Willow Creek is located in Gallatin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Creek <4>
• Mammoth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mammoth
  • Mammoth is located in Madison County
• Amsterdam - Churchill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam - Churchill
  • Amsterdam - Churchill is located in Gallatin County
• Amsterdam
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
  • Amsterdam is located in Gallatin County
  • Former name for Amsterdam:
  • Walrath
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amsterdam <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Bluff ...

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

Adding Red Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red 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 for Red Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Red Bluff post office opened in 1874.

We also found Red Bluff in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/