Welcome to Bijou ...

Bijou is located in El Dorado County<1>.

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

Bijou was established in 1864.

Bijou is 6,240 feet [1,902 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bijou is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Websites for Bijou ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.eldoradocounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bijou, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bijou ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bijou - they are located in Colorado (2) and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Bijou ...

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

• Carson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Carson City (NV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <4>
• Kingsbury Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsbury Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury Village
  • Kingsbury Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Summit Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Village
  • Summit Village is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Skyland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
  • Skyland is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Lincoln Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Mottsville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mottsville
  • Mottsville is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Fallen Leaf
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallen Leaf
  • Fallen Leaf is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fallen Leaf <4>
• Genoa
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Douglas County (NV)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <4>
• Walleys Hot Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walleys Hot Springs
  • Walleys Hot Springs is located in Douglas County (NV)
• Echo Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Lake
  • Echo Lake is located in El Dorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Echo Lake <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 Bijou. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bijou.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bijou ...

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

Adding Bijou to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bijou post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bijou in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bijou.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/

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