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Welcome to Bleecker ...

Bleecker is located in Lee County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Bleecker, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bleecker, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Bleecker is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bleecker lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bleecker (for example, toward Twin Chapel (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bleecker is within the (334) area code.

Websites for Bleecker ...

Junior League:   www.leecountyjuniorleague.com/

Communities Also Named Bleecker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bleecker - it's located in New York.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bleecker.

Communities near Bleecker ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bleecker.

  • Columbus
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Auburn
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Auburn is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68,343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <4>
  • Maridale Estates
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
    • Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
  • Phenix City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
    • Phenix City is located in Russell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <4>
  • Opelika
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Opelika have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
    • Opelika is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,135 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opelika <4>
  • Saint Marys Hills
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
    • Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
  • Branton Woods
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
    • Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
  • Mountain Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
    • Mountain Hill is located in Harris County (GA)
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
  • Cusseta Heights
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
    • Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
  • Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
    • Valley is located in Chambers County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,077 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bleecker. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bleecker.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bleecker. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bleecker.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bleecker. See our Newspapers Page for Bleecker.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bleecker ...

Looking for more information about Bleecker? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bleecker, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bleecker.

Adding Bleecker to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bleecker in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bleecker was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bleecker post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bleecker.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bleecker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bleecker - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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