Welcome to Bluff Creek ...

Bluff Creek is located in Smith County<1>.

The location of Bluff Creek has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bluff Creek, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for Bluff Creek: Bluff Crk. (or less commonly used: Bluff Ck. or Bluff Cr.)

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Bluff Creek had a population of 1,733 people.<3> (see below for details).

Bluff Creek is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bluff Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bluff Creek lies within the (615) area code.

Communities Also Named Bluff Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bluff Creek - they are located in California, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Bluff Creek ...

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

• Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Difficult
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
  • Difficult is located in Smith County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
• Hartsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Hartsville is located in Trousdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <5>
• Temperance Hall
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
  • Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,978 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Lafayette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette
  • Lafayette is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,962 people
• Centerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wilson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,595 people
• Pekin ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pekin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
  • Pekin is located in Putnam County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,114 people
• Baxter
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <5>
• Watertown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
  • Watertown is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watertown <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 Creek. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bluff Creek.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bluff Creek ...

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

Adding Bluff Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bluff Creek 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 Bluff Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bluff Creek post office opened in 1889.

We also found Bluff Creek in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/