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Welcome to Red Bluff ...

Red Bluff is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Red Bluff is located in Reeves County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Red Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1935.

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

Red Bluff is 2,850 feet [869 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Red Bluff is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Red Bluff: 432

Communities Also Named Red Bluff ...

While we believe that this Red Bluff is located in Reeves County, we know of another 3 Texas communities named Red Bluff. Those communities are located in the following counties: Harris, Jackson and San Saba County.

Beyond Texas, there are 14 communities that are also named Red Bluff - they are located in Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Georgia (3), Montana, New Mexico, South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Red Bluff ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Red Bluff.

  • Orla ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Orla is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orla
  • Mentone
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arno
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Arno is located in Reeves County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arno
  • Malaga
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Woody ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Woody is located in Loving County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
  • Black River Village
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Black River Village is located in Eddy County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black River Village
  • Loving
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Loving is located in Eddy County (NM)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loving
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,372 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loving <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Red Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Red Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Red Bluff ...

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

Adding Red Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Red 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 (so far) for Red Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Red Bluff post office opened in 1935. The Red Bluff post office closed in 1937.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Reeves, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Red Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/