Welcome to Blue Bank ...
Blue Bank is located in Lake County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Bank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Blue Bank is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Blue Bank lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Blue Bank: 731
Communities Also Named Blue Bank ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blue Bank - it's located in Kentucky.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Bank.
Communities near Blue Bank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Bank.
- Caruthersville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tiptonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Portageville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Madrid
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Madrid have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Madrid
- New Madrid is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Madrid <3>
- Hayti
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayti
- Hayti is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayti <3>
- Ridgely
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Englewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
- Englewood is located in Obion County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,532 people
- New Markham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Markham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Markham
- New Markham is located in Lake County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,354 people
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Obion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <3>
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 Blue Bank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Bank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Bank. 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 Blue Bank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Bank. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Bank.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Bank ...
Looking for more information about Blue Bank? 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 Blue Bank, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Bank.
Adding Blue Bank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blue Bank 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 Blue Bank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Blue Bank post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Bank.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Bank - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |