Mineral Bluff, Georgia
Mineral Bluff, Georgia | |
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 Church in Mineral Bluff | |
  Mineral Bluff | |
| Coordinates: 34°54′52″N 84°16′36″W / 34.91444°N 84.27667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Georgia |
| County | Fannin |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.377 sq mi (3.57 km2) |
| • Land | 1.373 sq mi (3.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,572 ft (479 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 150 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 30559[3] |
| Area code(s) | 706/762 |
| GNIS feature ID | 332400[4] |
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]
History
Mineral Bluff was originally called "Douglas", and under the latter name was 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
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
- ^ a b "Mineral Bluff". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Google Maps: road distances
- ^ a b Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 149. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ^ Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia. Clark & Hines, State Printers. 1889. p. 836.
- ^ RailGA - Georgia's Railroad History & Heritage
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