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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 lies within 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)
  • McAllister
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pony ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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)
  • 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)

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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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