Welcome to Bluff ...

So far, we found very little information about Bluff. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bluff to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff, please Contact Us.

Bluff would have been located within present day Coshocton County<2>.

The location of Bluff has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bluff is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Bluff was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bluff would have been located in the (740) 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, North Carolina, 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.

• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Coshocton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <5>
• Millersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <5>
• Gambier
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gambier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambier
  • Gambier is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gambier <5>
• West Lafayette
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <5>
• Utica
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
  • Utica is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
• Dresden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <5>
• Frazeysburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frazeysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazeysburg
  • Frazeysburg is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frazeysburg <5>
• Danville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Killbuck
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killbuck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killbuck
  • Killbuck is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 921 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killbuck <5>

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.

Adding Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bluff in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section 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.<6>

From that list, the Bluff post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bluff on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bluff.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Coshocton County: www.co.coshocton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/