Welcome to Bicknell ...

Bicknell is located in Santa Barbara County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bicknell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Bicknell is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bicknell lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bicknell is located in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Bicknell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bicknell - they are located in Indiana, Kentucky and Utah.

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

Communities near Bicknell ...

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

• Santa Maria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Maria
  • Santa Maria is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Maria <4>
• Lompoc
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lompoc
  • Lompoc is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lompoc <4>
• Guadalupe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
  • Guadalupe is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guadalupe <4>
• Buellton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buellton
  • Buellton is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 5,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buellton <4>
• Orcutt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orcutt
  • Orcutt is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orcutt <4>
• Garey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garey
  • Garey is located in Santa Barbara County
• Casmalia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casmalia
  • Casmalia is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casmalia <4>
• Los Alamos
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Los Alamos
  • Los Alamos is located in Santa Barbara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Los Alamos <4>
• Vandenberg Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandenberg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandenberg Village
  • Vandenberg Village is located in Santa Barbara County
• Betteravia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betteravia
  • Betteravia is located in Santa Barbara County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bicknell ...

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

Adding Bicknell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bicknell 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 Bicknell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bicknell post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bicknell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Barbara County: www.countyofsb.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/