Red Bluff, Arkansas

{{short description|Former village in Arkansas, United States}}

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| name = Red Bluff, Arkansas

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| location = Jefferson County, Arkansas

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| beginning_label = Founded

| beginning_date = {{start date and age|1869|9|2|p=1|br=1}}

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Red Bluff is a former village in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. The area it once occupied is located in the northeast part of Barraque Township.

History

Founded on September 2, 1869,{{Citation|author=|title=Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28|publisher=National Archives|place=Washington, D.C.}} Red Bluff served as a landing for steamboats on the Arkansas. In 1880, it had a total population of 74.{{cite report|author=|title=[Tenth] Census Bulletin No. 195|url=https://archive.org/details/tenthcensusofuni18802unse/|publisher=U.S. Census Office|date=n.d.|page=[https://archive.org/details/tenthcensusofuni18802unse/page/n575/mode/2up 2]|access-date=February 13, 2023|via=Internet Archive}} All that remains of the settlement is an abandoned cemetery.{{cite web|last=Barahona|first=Jamila Sloan|date=2015|url=https://www.argenweb.net/jefferson/records--resources/online-records-for-jefferso/cemeteries/red-bluff-cemetery.html|title=Red Bluff Cemetery|website=ARGenWeb|access-date=December 11, 2023}}

Notable people

  • Moses T. Clegg (1876-1918),{{cite news|author=|title=Moses Tran Clegg|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20527534|url-access=subscription|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 5, 1918|page=11|access-date=February 13, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}} a bacteriologist noted for his work in leprosy

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book|author=|title=Names and P. O. Addresses of Farmers in Arkansas|url=https://archive.org/details/namespoaddresses00mast/|location=Springfield, Ohio|publisher=P. P. Mast & Co.|date=1879|lccn=12026360|ol=23365948M|page=[https://archive.org/details/namespoaddresses00mast/page/18/mode/2up 18]|via=Internet Archive}}

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Category:1866 establishments in Arkansas

Category:1892 disestablishments in Arkansas

Category:Arkansas populated places on the Arkansas River

Category:Barraque Township

Category:Former villages in Arkansas

Category:History of Jefferson County, Arkansas

Category:Populated places established in 1866

Category:Populated places disestablished in 1892