Welcome to Bluff Creek ...
Bluff Creek is located in Smith County<1>.
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.<2> (see below for details).
Bluff Creek is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bluff Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bluff Creek: 615 & 629<4>
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: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Temperance Hall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- 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) - 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) - Baxter
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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.<8>
X2X - 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/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bluff Creek. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bluff Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 615 code has been Overlayed with the 629 area code. New phone numbers in the Bluff Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 615 or 629. As a result, placing a call in the Bluff Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |