Red Bluff, Arkansas

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Red Bluff, Arkansas
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Location within Arkansas
Location Jefferson County, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°28′52.3″N92°9′0.5″W / 34.481194°N 92.150139°W / 34.481194; -92.150139
Settled1866(157 years ago) (1866)

Red Bluff, settled in 1866, was a village located on the Arkansas River in Barraque Township, Jefferson County, Arkansas. In 1880, it had a total population of 74. [1] All that remains is an abandoned cemetery. [2]

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References

  1. [Tenth] Census Bulletin No. 195 (Report). U.S. Census Office. n.d. p.  2 . Retrieved February 13, 2023 via Internet Archive.
  2. Barahona, Jamila Sloan (2015). "Red Bluff Cemetery". ARGenWeb. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  3. "Moses Tran Clegg" . The New York Times . September 5, 1918. p. 11. Retrieved February 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.

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