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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bluffpoint. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bluffpoint to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluffpoint, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bluffpoint (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bluffpoint. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bluffpoint is historic, it would have been located within present day Hickman County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.
Below are the counties that are near Bluffpoint. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluffpoint:
- Hickman County (The home county of Bluffpoint)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Littlelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Graytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Primm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Swan Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Nunnelly
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nunnelly is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnelly
- Bon Aqua Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Aetna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Linton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Abiff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pond
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- White Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tennessee City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Charlotte
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Campbellsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Buffalo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hurricane Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- McEwen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Henryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Kimmins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Chartersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Greenfield Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- New Flys Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Chapel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Sawdust
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- Hill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Santa Fe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hampshire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Armour Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Ben ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ben is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Lobelville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beardstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Linden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Loriland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Burwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Thompson's Station
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <2>
- Southall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Parry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
- Forest Home
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
- Duplex
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Franklin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluffpoint, see our County-by-County Page for Bluffpoint.
Cemeteries Near Bluffpoint ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluffpoint.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bluffpoint - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluffpoint covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Darden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mobley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Center Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dunlan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kellough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (1167 more) ...
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Bluffpoint itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluffpoint, with the one closest to Bluffpoint listed first.
- Littlelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Duck River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Jones Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Tottys Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Kettle Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Swan Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Little Rock Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Williamsport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Water Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Sunrise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Deans is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluffpoint. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluffpoint.
Newspapers Published in Bluffpoint ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 37 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluffpoint.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluffpoint, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluffpoint.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bluffpoint:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hickman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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 Bluffpoint, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluffpoint) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |