Welcome to Bidwell ...

Bidwell is located in Gallia County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Bidwell: BID-wehl<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bidwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Bidwell is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bidwell is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Websites for Bidwell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.galliacounty.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bidwell, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Bidwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bidwell - they are located in California, Iowa, Missouri, New York, 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.

• Wellston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
  • Wellston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <5>
• Point Pleasant
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Gallipolis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Middleport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• Oak Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <5>
• New Haven
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Mason
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Syracuse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <5>
• Rio Grande
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Grande
  • Rio Grande is located in Gallia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Grande <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bidwell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<6>

From that list, the Bidwell post office opened in 1892.

We also found Bidwell on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

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 Gallia County: www.gallianet.net/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/