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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bluff City. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bluff City to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bluff City, 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 Bluff City (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 Bluff City. 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.
Name Variations for Bluff City ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
Another variation: Bluffcity.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bluff City. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bluff City.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 Bluff City is historic, it would have been located within present day Houston County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Houston County: Anderson, Angelina, Cherokee, Leon, Madison, Trinity & Walker.
Below are the counties that are near Bluff City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bluff City:
- Houston County (The home county of Bluff City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Weches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Ratcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harrison Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Town
- Kennard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Fog Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fog Town is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
- Hagerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- Hickory Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Refuge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Grapeland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Latexo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Alderbranch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Herring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Salmon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Jarvis
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Crystal Lake
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Kossuth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Elkhart
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Deanwright
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deanwright is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
- Cronin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Cronin is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cronin
- Neches
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Redtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Pollok
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durant is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
- Central
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Clawson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- Blix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Blix is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blix
- Woodlawn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Granville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Granville is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Peavy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Peavy is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Cedar Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Hudson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hudson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,288 people
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Weeping Mary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Weeping Mary is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Maydelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dialville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Gallatin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ponta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Reklaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Alazan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Dextra
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Nat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Looneyville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Sacul
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Cushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Nacogdoches
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Redfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Rusk County
- New Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Trinity County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Center Point ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Center Point is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Pennington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Apple Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Helmic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Helmic is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helmic
- Friday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Friday is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friday
- Lacy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Lacy is located in Trinity County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
- Lacy has also been known as:
- Lacey
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bluff City, see our County-by-County Page for Bluff City.
Cemeteries Near Bluff City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bluff City.
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 Bluff City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bluff City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Easley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weches Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McKinney & Wells Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mexican Prisoners Grave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dan & Hannah McLean Graves
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Old Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Conner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (285 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bobbitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moffit Creath Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.
While we didn't find Bluff City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bluff City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bluff City, with the one closest to Bluff City listed first.
- Weches
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forest is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Alto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ratcliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Augusta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- Belott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belott is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belott
- Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- San Pedro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Hagerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hagerville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rusk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pollok
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Douglass
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bluff City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bluff City.
Newspapers Published in Bluff City ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bluff City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bluff City, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bluff City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bluff City:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Houston County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Cherokee County
- Nacogdoches County
- Rusk County
- Trinity County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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 City, 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bluff City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |