Welcome to Bavington ...

Bavington is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bavington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Bavington is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Bavington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

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

Communities near Bavington ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Weirton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <4>
• Steubenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <4>
• Franklin Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
  • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
• Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
• East Liverpool
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <4>
• Economy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Economy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
  • Economy is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
• Canonsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canonsburg
  • Canonsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canonsburg <4>
• Aliquippa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aliquippa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aliquippa
  • Aliquippa is located in Beaver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aliquippa <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 Bavington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bavington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bavington ...

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

Adding Bavington to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bavington post office opened in 1832.

We also found Bavington in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bavington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/