| Bluff Springs | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Texas#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Texas |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Texas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Travis |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 577 |
| Coordinates: | 30.1578°N -97.7689°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Bluff Springs is a small unincorporated community in southern Travis County, Texas, United States. According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 50 in 2000. It is located within the Greater Austin metropolitan area.
Bluff Springs was first settled in the early 1850s. A post office was established at Bluff Springs in 1853 and remained in operation until 1902, with William S. Smith serving as postmaster. Mail was then sent from Buda. In the mid-1880s, the settlement had several steam-powered gristmills, cotton gins, and a church serving 250 residents. Stagecoach operations from the community expanded toward Lockhart, Luling, and Austin. Farmers in the area grew cotton, corn, oats, and sweet potatoes. In 1892, the population plunged to 50. It fell by half in the early 1930s but returned to 50 in 1939 and remained there through 2000. Bluff Springs only had a church, a few businesses, and scattered houses in the 1940s.
Bluff Springs is located on the Thomas F. McKinney land grant.[1]
Bluff Springs is located on Onion Creek, 8miles south of Austin and two miles east of Interstate 35 in southern Travis County.
Bluff Springs had its own school in the mid-1880s. Today, the community is served by the Austin Independent School District. Schools that are zoned for the community are Blazier Elementary School, Paredes Middle School, and Akins High School.