Bullhead Bluff, Georgia

Bullhead Bluff
Unincorporated community
Bullhead Bluff, Georgia
Bullhead Bluff is located in Georgia
Bullhead Bluff
Bullhead Bluff
Location in the State of Georgia
CountryUnited States
StateGeorgia
CountyCamden
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code912

Bullhead Bluff is an unincorporated community in western Camden County, in the U.S. state of Georgia, near the Charlton County line.[1] It lies along the south bank of the Satilla River, off Georgia Highway 110.[2] Camden County's government lists Bullhead Bluff among its recognized unincorporated communities, along with Dover Bluff, Hopewell, Spring Bluff, Waverly, and White Oak.[1]

History

Following emancipation, formerly enslaved people from Robert Stafford's plantation on Cumberland Island settled near Bullhead Bluff and found work in the area's timber industry.[3] Many of these settlers took the Stafford surname, and their descendants were buried in a cemetery near Bullhead Bluff Road known by several names, including the Stafford, Gibbs, or Silco cemetery.[3] As of a site visit in December 2020, the cemetery was reported to be heavily overgrown, with most grave markers no longer legible.[4]

The Manning family has owned and subdivided land in the Bullhead Bluff area since the mid-19th century and maintains a private family cemetery there that remains in active use.[2]

Geography and infrastructure

Bullhead Bluff is a rural community along Georgia Highway 110.[2] The community is named among Camden County's unincorporated areas covered by the county's 2024 Community Wildfire Protection Plan, developed with funding from a U.S. Forest Service Community Wildfire Defense Program grant and managed by the Georgia Forestry Commission.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fire Rescue". Camden County, Georgia. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 Fields, Tara. "The Crypt — Bullhead Bluff". GlynnGen.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Bullard, Mary R. Robert Stafford of Cumberland Island: Growth of a Planter. University of Georgia Press, 1995. As quoted in "Bullhead Bluff–Gibbs–Stafford Cemetery; Camden Co., Ga". GlynnGen.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bullhead Bluff–Gibbs–Stafford Cemetery; Camden Co., Ga". GlynnGen.com. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
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