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Welcome to Bickmore ...

Bickmore is located in Clay County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bickmore, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Bickmore is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Bickmore: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Bickmore ...

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

  • Summersville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Ansted
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
    • Ansted is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <5>
  • Clendenin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
    • Smithers is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
  • Pratt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
    • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Gauley Bridge
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
    • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>
  • Clay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Handley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Handley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
    • Handley is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Elkhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhurst
    • Elkhurst is located in Clay County

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 Bickmore. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bickmore.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bickmore ...

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

Adding Bickmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bickmore 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 Bickmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bickmore post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bickmore.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bickmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (681) is an overlay for area code (304).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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