Welcome to Bedington ...

Bedington is located in Berkeley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bedington, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bedington is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Bedington: (304) and (681)<3>

Websites for Bedington ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.berkeleycounty.org/

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

Communities near Bedington ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <4>
• Martinsburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Charles Town
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Town
  • Charles Town is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles Town <4>
• Ranson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranson have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
  • Ranson is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
  • Ranson has also been known as:
  • Corporation of Ranson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <4>
• Boonsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <4>
• Smithsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <4>
• Williamsport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <4>
• Shepherdstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <4>
• Myersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
  • Myersville is located in Frederick County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myersville <4>
• Hancock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County (MD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <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 Bedington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bedington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedington ...

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

Adding Bedington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bedington 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 Bedington was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bedington on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bedington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Berkeley County: www.berkeleycountycomm.org/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/