Bluff Dale

Bluff Dale is an unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States. The Bluff Dale Independent School District serves area students. BLUFF DALE, TEXAS is on U.S. Highway 377 and the North Paluxy River in northeastern Erath County. Originally called Bluff Springs by pioneers who settled near by; Bluff Dale became the town name when the post office was established in 1877. In 1889 when the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway was built, J... more

Bluff Dale is an unincorporated community in Erath County, Texas, United States. The Bluff Dale Independent School District serves area students. BLUFF DALE, TEXAS is on U.S. Highway 377 and the North Paluxy River in northeastern Erath County. Originally called Bluff Springs by pioneers who settled near by; Bluff Dale became the town name when the post office was established in 1877. In 1889 when the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway was built, Jack Glenn donated land for the development of a town. The town was incorporated in 1908. By 1915 a bank and newspaper had been developed. In 1936 Bluff Dale had 680 residents, 500 in 1940, 123 in 1980, and 300 in 1989. In 1989 the town had a Garden Club, three churches, a volunteer fire department, five historical markers, and a beautification committee. By 2001, a housing/recreational development was built nearby, called Mountain Lakes. It features 2 man-made lakes. One is a fishing lake, and the other is a recreational lake. By 2007,... less