Welcome to Civil Bend ...

Civil Bend is located in Daviess County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Civil Bend, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

A typical abbreviation for Civil Bend: Civil Bnd.

Civil Bend is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Civil Bend is located in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Civil Bend ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Civil Bend - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Civil Bend ...

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

• Cameron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
• Bethany
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Gallatin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <4>
• Hamilton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
• Maysville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Jamesport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamesport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesport
  • Jamesport is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamesport <4>
• Gilman City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilman City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman City
  • Gilman City is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilman City <4>
• Pattonsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
  • Pattonsburg is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattonsburg <4>
• Kidder
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
  • Kidder is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kidder <4>
• New Hampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
  • New Hampton is located in Harrison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 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 Civil Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Civil Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Civil Bend ...

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

Adding Civil Bend to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Civil Bend post office opened in 1862.

We also found Civil Bend in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Civil Bend.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/