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Welcome to Bridgeton ...

Bridgeton is located in Shelby County<1>.


The location of Bridgeton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

Bridgeton is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bridgeton: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities Also Named Bridgeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bridgeton - they are located in Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.

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

Communities near Bridgeton ...

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

  • Birmingham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Hoover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <5>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Alabaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <5>
  • Bessemer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Homewood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
    • Homewood is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <5>
  • Pelham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <5>
  • Trussville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Helena
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <5>
  • Mountain Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
    • Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <5>

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 Bridgeton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bridgeton. 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 Bridgeton.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeton ...

Looking for more information about Bridgeton? 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 Bridgeton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bridgeton.

Adding Bridgeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridgeton in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Bridgeton post office opened in 1847.

We also found Bridgeton in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeton.

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

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

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 Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgeton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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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