Welcome to Town Bluff ...
Town Bluff is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
Town Bluff is located in Tyler County<1>.
The location of Town 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 Town Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1843.
A typical abbreviation for Town Bluff: Town Blf. (or less commonly used: Town Bluf.)
Town Bluff is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Town Bluff lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Town Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Town Bluff.
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
- Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <4>
- Kirbyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
- Kirbyville is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <4>
- Ivanhoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Colmesneil
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colmesneil
- Colmesneil is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colmesneil <4>
- Ivanhoe North
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivanhoe North came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe North
- Ivanhoe North is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 538 people
- Beech Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Spurger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurger
- Spurger is located in Tyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spurger <4>
- Doucette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doucette
- Doucette is located in Tyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doucette <4>
- Fred
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fred
- Fred is located in Tyler County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fred <4>
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 Town Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Town Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Town 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 Town Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Town Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Town Bluff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Town Bluff ...
Looking for more information about Town 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 Town Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Town Bluff.
Adding Town Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Town 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 Town Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Town Bluff post office opened in 1843.
We also found Town 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 Town Bluff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Tyler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Town Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |