Welcome to Bridgeville ...

Bridgeville is located in Sullivan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Bridgeville is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bridgeville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bridgeville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Bridgeville - they are located in Alabama, California, Delaware, Kentucky (2), Michigan, New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and Quebec.

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

Communities near Bridgeville ...

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

• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Port Jervis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Monticello
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Liberty
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Liberty is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
• Ellenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Matamoras
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Wurtsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wurtsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurtsboro
  • Wurtsboro is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wurtsboro <4>
• Otisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Woodridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <4>
• Bloomingburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingburg
  • Bloomingburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomingburg <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 Bridgeville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeville ...

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

Adding Bridgeville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgeville post office opened in 1819.

We also found Bridgeville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sullivan County: www.co.sullivan.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/