Welcome to Bluff Center ...
So far, we found very little information about Bluff Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bluff Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff Center, please Contact Us.
Bluff Center would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.
A typical abbreviation for Bluff Center: Bluff Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bluff Cen., Bluff Cent. or Bluff Cntr.)
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bluff Center is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bluff Center was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Bluff Center was located: 605
Communities near Bluff Center ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bluff Center.
- Yankton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vermillion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Beresford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beresford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
- Former name for Beresford:
- Paris
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <4>
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Viborg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Irene
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gayville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wakonda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Nora is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Spink
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spink is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spink
- Estimated population in 2014: 237 people
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 Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff Center.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bluff Center. 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 Center.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff Center. See our Newspapers Page for Bluff Center.
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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluff Center - 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. |