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Welcome to Biddle ...

So far, we found very little information about Biddle. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Biddle to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Biddle, please Contact Us.


Biddle would have been located within present day Crawford County<2>.


The location of Biddle has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Biddle is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Biddle was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Biddle once stood is in the (419) & (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Biddle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Biddle - they are located in Arkansas, Kentucky, Montana, Oregon, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Biddle ...

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

  • Mansfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bucyrus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Galion
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shelby
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
    • Shelby is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
  • Ontario
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
    • Ontario is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ontario <6>
  • Willard
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Lexington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
    • Lexington is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
  • Crestline
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Gilead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Gilead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
    • Mount Gilead is located in Morrow County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Gilead <6>
  • Plymouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Richland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 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 Biddle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Biddle.

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

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

Adding Biddle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Biddle 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 Biddle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Biddle.

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-co.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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 Biddle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Crawford, 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 Biddle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (567) is an overlay for area code (419).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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