Welcome to Bingham ...

Bingham is located in Page County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Bingham is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bingham: (712)

Communities Also Named Bingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bingham - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bingham ...

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

• Clarinda
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda
  • Clarinda is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarinda <4>
• Red Oak
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Shenandoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Sidney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
  • Sidney is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sidney <4>
• Essex
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
  • Essex is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
• Stanton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Farragut
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farragut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farragut
  • Farragut is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farragut <4>
• Riverton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
  • Riverton is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverton <4>
• College Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
  • College Springs is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
• Shambaugh
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
  • Shambaugh is located in Page County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bingham ...

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

Adding Bingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bingham post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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