Relfs Bluff, Arkansas

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Relfs Bluff, Arkansas
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Relfs Bluff
Coordinates: 33°48′04″N91°50′34″W / 33.80111°N 91.84278°W / 33.80111; -91.84278
Country United States
State Arkansas
County Lincoln
Elevation
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259 ft (79 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID78161 [1]

Relfs Bluff is a populated place in Lincoln County, Arkansas, United States. [2] It is the location of the 1925-built Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Relfs Bluff, Arkansas
  2. Hometownlocator.com
  3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.