Welcome to Biddick ...
So far, we found very little information about Biddick. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Biddick to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Biddick, please Contact Us.
Biddick would have been located within present day Montgomery County<2>.
The location of Biddick has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Biddick, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Biddick is 1,280 feet [390 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Biddick was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Biddick would have been located in the (712) area code.
Communities near Biddick ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Biddick.
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <5>
- Corning
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Adams County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <5>
- Villisca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
- Villisca is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <5>
- Griswold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswold
- Griswold is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griswold <5>
- Stanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Stanton is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Emerson is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <5>
- Lewis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Lewis is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <5>
- Elliott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
- Elliott is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <5>
- Cumberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Cumberland is located in Cass County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Macedonia is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macedonia <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 Biddick. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biddick.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Biddick. 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 Biddick.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Biddick. See our Newspapers Page for Biddick.
Adding Biddick to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Biddick 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 Biddick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Biddick post office opened in 1893.
We also found Biddick on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Biddick.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Biddick, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Biddick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |