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Welcome to Bidwell ...

So far, we found very little information about Bidwell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bidwell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bidwell, please Contact Us.

Bidwell would have been located within present day Butte County<2>.

The community was inundated by Lake Oroville.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bidwell is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bidwell was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Bidwell was located: 530 & 837<4>

Communities Also Named Bidwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bidwell - they are located in Iowa, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bidwell.

Communities near Bidwell ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Bidwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bidwell in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bidwell was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bidwell.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bidwell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Butte, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bidwell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Bidwell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Bidwell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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