Mineral Bluff, Georgia

Mineral Bluff is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Fannin County in the U.S. state of Georgia.[4] Its population was 150 as of the 2010 census.[2] The community is situated 6 miles (10 km) northeast of the city of Blue Ridge, the county seat, 80 miles (130 km) east of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and 100 miles (160 km) north of Atlanta.[5]

Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Census-designated place
Church in Mineral Bluff
Mineral
Bluff
Coordinates: 34°54′52″N 84°16′36″W
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyFannin
Area
[1]
 • Total1.377 sq mi (3.57 km2)
 • Land1.373 sq mi (3.56 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,572 ft (479 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total150
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
30559[3]
Area code(s)706/762
GNIS feature ID332400[4]

History

Prior to European colonization, the area that is now Mineral Bluff was inhabited by the Cherokee people and other Indigenous peoples for thousands of years.

Mineral Bluff was originally called "Douglas", and under the latter name settlement was made in the 1830s.[6] The present name of "Mineral Bluff" was adopted in 1885.[6]

The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Mineral Bluff as a town in 1889.[7]

The community's historic train station, the Mineral Bluff Depot,[8] is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  4. "Mineral Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  5. Google Maps: road distances
  6. Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
  7. Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 836.
  8. RailGA - Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage


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