Bluff Dale isn't really a town anymore. It's a crossroads, a post office, a historic bridge, and a lot of very good land. Around 150 people live in the community itself, but the Bluff Dale area stretches across the rolling country of northeastern Erath County, where cedar hills drop down to the North Paluxy River.
That's why people come here. Bluff Dale is ranch country between Granbury and Stephenville: larger acreage, river and creek frontage, hunting land, horse property, and the kind of privacy that gets harder to find closer to Fort Worth every year.
Bluff Dale is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Erath County, Texas, on U.S. Highway 377 and the North Paluxy River, about 20 minutes from Stephenville and about 25 minutes from Granbury. The community had 151 residents at the 2020 census. The surrounding area is known for ranch land, acreage, and horse and hunting property.
County | Erath County |
ZIP code | 76433 |
Community population | 151 (2020 census) |
Main highway | U.S. Highway 377 |
River | North Paluxy River |
Local school | Bluff Dale ISD (PK–12, one campus) |
Property types | Ranches, acreage, river and creek property, hunting land, horse property |
To Stephenville | About 20 minutes |
To Granbury | About 25 minutes |
To Fort Worth | About 1 hour 10 minutes |
Bluff Dale sits on U.S. Highway 377 in the northeast corner of Erath County, just across the line from Hood County. Tolar is the next town up the highway toward Granbury.
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Settlers first called the area Bluff Springs. It became Bluff Dale when the post office opened in 1877, and the town grew after the Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway came through in 1889. The Bluff Dale Suspension Bridge over the Paluxy River is a Texas Historic Landmark and one of the community's best-known sights.
Buying land here takes more homework than buying a house in town. We look at water source and well history, septic, survey and legal access, floodplain on river and creek tracts, mineral rights, and any agricultural or wildlife tax valuation that could change when the property sells.
The community itself is served by Bluff Dale ISD, a small district with one campus serving pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Because the Bluff Dale area covers so much country, a property with a Bluff Dale address may be zoned to a nearby district instead, such as Stephenville, Tolar, Granbury, or Lingleville ISD. We confirm the school district for every property by address.
Bluff Dale | Tolar | Stephenville | |
County | Erath | Hood | Erath |
Feel | Ranch country, very rural | Small town with acreage around it | College town and county seat |
Typical property | Ranches, river land, hunting land | Acreage, small ranches, land | Town homes, acreage, horse property |
Local school | Bluff Dale ISD (PK–12) | Tolar ISD | Stephenville ISD |
Best for | Land, privacy, and recreation | Room to spread out near Granbury | Tarleton, ag, and equine |
Bluff Dale is in northeastern Erath County on U.S. Highway 377, about 20 minutes from Stephenville and about 25 minutes from Granbury.
Erath County.
No. Bluff Dale is a small unincorporated community, with 151 residents counted in the 2020 census.
Bluff Dale ISD serves the community with one PK–12 campus. Some properties with a Bluff Dale address are zoned to nearby districts, so always confirm by address.
Mostly ranches, acreage, river and creek property, hunting land, horse property, and country homes on acreage.
Yes. The North Paluxy River runs through the community, and river and creek frontage comes up for sale in the area. We always check floodplain status on these tracts.
About an hour and 10 minutes by car.
Water source, septic, survey and legal access, floodplain, mineral rights, and any agricultural or wildlife tax valuation that could change with the sale.
Texas Real Estate Twins sells ranches, acreage, and horse property across Erath, Hood, and Somervell counties. Call or text Chelsea at 940-704-6033 or Bailey at 940-781-4829.
182 people live in Bluff Dale, where the median age is 55.4 and the average individual income is $36,839. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Bluff Dale has 63 households, with an average household size of 2.89. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Bluff Dale do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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