Welcome to Bluff ...

Bluff is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of 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 Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Bluff is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bluff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bluff lies within the (828) area code.

Communities Also Named Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Bluff - they are located in Alabama, Alaska (2), Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bluff ...

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

• Weaverville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaverville
  • Weaverville is located in Buncombe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,039 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaverville <4>
• West Myers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Myers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
  • West Myers is located in Cocke County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
• Mars Hill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
  • Mars Hill is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mars Hill <4>
• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <4>
• Hot Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
  • Hot Springs is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 574 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Springs <4>
• Parrottsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
  • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <4>
• Stackhouse
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stackhouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
  • Stackhouse is located in Madison County
• Trust
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
  • Trust is located in Madison County
• Walnut
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Walnut is located in Madison County
• Hurricane
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Madison 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluff ...

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

Adding Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bluff post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/