Welcome to Bidwell ...

Bidwell is located in Wapello County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bidwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Bidwell is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bidwell is within the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Bidwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bidwell - they are located in California, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bidwell ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Oskaloosa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oskaloosa
  • Oskaloosa is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oskaloosa <4>
• Albia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albia
  • Albia is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,713 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albia <4>
• Bloomfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Eddyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
  • Eddyville is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eddyville <4>
• Eldon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Hedrick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hedrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedrick
  • Hedrick is located in Keokuk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
• Fremont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Mahaska County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Agency
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Moravia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moravia
  • Moravia is located in Appanoose County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moravia <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 Bidwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bidwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bidwell ...

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

Adding Bidwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bidwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/