HISTORY OF WHITE BLUFF, TENNESSEE In the early 1800's, settlers pushing their way into Tennessee, then a part of North Carolina and on into Dickson County, came to a deep ford. One man riding a bull plunged into the creek. He was being carried down stream as the water depth had been miscalculated. He began to yell "turn bull turn". Afterward, the creek was known as "Turn Bull Creek". The settlers beheld a great white bluff. The sun gleamed against the bluffs. "What magnificent beauty to behold", not unlike the White Cliffs of Dover. The land between the creek was rich fertile land. "Here we will settle and the land beyond will be called White Bluffs". The Civil War between the states began. This war lasted for five long years. Federal soldiers encamped along the N.C. and St. Louisville Railroad, by that time built. Many remained afterward, so White Bluffs was extended to the present location, primarily because of the railway. The timber industry has always played an important part, the tie yards, shipping and selling of timber ties. White Bluffs was incorporated under the laws of the State of Tennessee in 1870. White Bluffs was legally changed to White Bluff in 1936.
See below for a map to find us. We are easy to find, "just down the road".
