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
Country	United States
State	Georgia
County	Fannin
Area [1]
• Total	1.377 sq mi (3.57 km^2)
• Land	1.373 sq mi (3.56 km^2)
• Water	0.004 sq mi (0.01 km^2)
Elevation	1,572 ft (479 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	150
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km^2)
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]

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

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