Welcome to Bingham ...
Bingham is located in Colbert County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingham, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Bingham is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Bingham lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Bingham: 256 & 938<3>
Communities Also Named Bingham ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bingham - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bingham.
Communities near Bingham ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bingham.
- Florence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
- Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <4>
- Russellville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscumbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Town Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Killen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
- Killen is located in Lauderdale County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <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 Bingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bingham.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bingham. 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 Bingham.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bingham. See our Newspapers Page for Bingham.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bingham ...
Looking for more information about Bingham? 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 Bingham, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bingham.
Adding Bingham to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bingham 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 Bingham was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingham.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Bingham area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Bingham area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |