Welcome to Grand Bluff ...

Grand Bluff is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Grand Bluff is located in Panola County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Grand Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Grand Bluff: Grand Blf. (or less commonly used: Grand Bluf.)

Grand Bluff is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Grand Bluff: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities near Grand Bluff ...

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

• Marshall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Carthage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <5>
• Tatum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum
  • Tatum is located in Rusk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatum <5>
• Beckville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckville
  • Beckville is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckville <5>
• Easton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Easton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
  • Easton is located in Gregg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <5>
• Scottsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <5>
• Gary City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary City
  • Gary City is located in Panola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gary City <5>
• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Panola County
• De Berry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Berry
  • De Berry is located in Panola County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Berry <5>
• Elysian Fields
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysian Fields
  • Elysian Fields is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elysian Fields <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 Grand Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Grand Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Grand Bluff ...

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

Adding Grand Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Grand Bluff post office opened in 1847.

We also found Grand Bluff in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/