Bluff, Alabama
Bluff is located in Alabama
Bluff
Bluff
Location in Alabama
Coordinates: 33°49′14″N 87°54′23″W / 33.82056°N 87.90639°W / 33.82056; -87.90639
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyFayette
Elevation
492 ft (150 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes205, 659
GNIS feature ID114604[1]

Bluff is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Bluff is located on Alabama State Route 107, 10.1 miles (16.3 km) north-northwest of Fayette.

History

The community is named after a nearby ridge.[2] A post office operated under the name Bluff from 1897 to 1905.[3]

References

  1. "Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 20. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. "Fayette County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 20, 2015.


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