Welcome to Bidville ...

Bidville is located in Crawford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bidville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bidville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Bidville is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bidville is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bidville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bidville is within the (479) area code.

Communities near Bidville ...

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

• Elkins
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins
  • Elkins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkins <4>
• Ozark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• West Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fork
  • West Fork is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Fork <4>
• Mulberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <4>
• Dyer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dyer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <4>
• Mountainburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainburg
  • Mountainburg is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountainburg <4>
• Winslow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
  • Winslow is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <4>
• Chester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Saint Paul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
• Locke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke
  • Locke is located in Crawford 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 Bidville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bidville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bidville ...

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

Adding Bidville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bidville post office opened in 1880.

We also found Bidville on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bidville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Crawford County: www.crawford-county.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/