Welcome to Lake Bluff ...

Lake Bluff is located in Wayne County<1>.

The location of Lake 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 Lake Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Lake Bluff: Lk. Bluff

Lake Bluff is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Lake Bluff: (315)

Communities Also Named Lake Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Lake Bluff - they are located in Illinois and Michigan.

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

Communities near Lake Bluff ...

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

• Newark
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Lyons
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
  • Lyons is located in Wayne County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <4>
• Clyde
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Clyde is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <4>
• Sodus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodus
  • Sodus is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sodus <4>
• Wolcott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolcott
  • Wolcott is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,600 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolcott <4>
• Fair Haven
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
  • Fair Haven is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
• Victory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
  • Victory is located in Cayuga County
• Hannibal
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hannibal have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannibal
  • Hannibal is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hannibal <4>
• Cato
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Cato is located in Cayuga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cato <4>
• Red Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Creek
  • Red Creek is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Creek <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 Lake Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Bluff ...

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

Adding Lake Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lake Bluff post office opened in 1893.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/