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Welcome to Sulphur Bluff ...

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

Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sulphur Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

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

Sulphur Bluff is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Sulphur Bluff: 903 & 430<3>

The ZIP code for Sulphur Bluff: 75481<4>

Communities near Sulphur Bluff ...

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

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 Sulphur Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sulphur Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sulphur Bluff ...

Looking for more information about Sulphur 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Sulphur Bluff.

Adding Sulphur Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sulphur 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 Sulphur Bluff was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sulphur Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Sulphur Bluff area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Sulphur Bluff area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Sulphur Bluff). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sulphur Bluff or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.