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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

While we didn't find Bluff in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bluff. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bluff listed first.

  • Chicota
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Direct
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Arthur City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Emberson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Powderly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Monkstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
  • Maxey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
  • Hinckley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinckley is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Paris
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Paris is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,872 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <2>
  • Givens
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Givens is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
  • Telephone
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Selfs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
  • Brookston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • High
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • High is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
  • Reno
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Reno is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Elwood
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Petty
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Ambia
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ambia is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
  • Sylvan
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylvan is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
  • Woodland
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Woodland is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Kanawha
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
  • Atlas
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Atlas is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Blossom
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Blossom is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blossom <2>
  • Duplex
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Lamasco
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Honey Grove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Noble is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Roxton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Roxton is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 640 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roxton <2>

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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