Welcome to Bremo Bluff ...
Bremo Bluff is located in Fluvanna County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bremo Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
A typical abbreviation for Bremo Bluff: Bremo Blf. (or less commonly used: Bremo Bluf.)
Bremo Bluff is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bremo Bluff lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Bremo Bluff: 434
Communities near Bremo Bluff ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bremo Bluff.
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
- Dillwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
- Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
- Trenton Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Gold Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Lakeside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Gravel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Nicholas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Trents Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Bremo Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bremo Bluff.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bremo 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 Bremo Bluff.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bremo Bluff. See our Newspapers Page for Bremo Bluff.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bremo Bluff ...
Looking for more information about Bremo 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 Bremo Bluff, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bremo Bluff.
Adding Bremo Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bremo 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 Bremo Bluff was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bremo Bluff post office opened in 1856.
We also found Bremo Bluff in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bremo Bluff.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bremo Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Fluvanna County: www.co.fluvanna.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Fluvanna, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bremo Bluff - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |