Welcome to Bitterwater ...

Bitterwater is located in San Benito County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bitterwater, 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.

Bitterwater is 1,500 feet [457 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bitterwater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bitterwater: 831

Communities near Bitterwater ...

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

• Soledad
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soledad
  • Soledad is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soledad <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Soledad
  • From Bitterwater to Soledad
• Greenfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Bitterwater to Greenfield
• King City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to King City
  • From Bitterwater to King City
• San Benito
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Benito
  • San Benito is located in San Benito County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Benito
  • From Bitterwater to San Benito
• Pinnacles
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pinnacles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacles
  • Pinnacles is located in San Benito County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pinnacles
  • From Bitterwater to Pinnacles
• Panoche
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panoche
  • Panoche is located in San Benito County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Panoche
  • From Bitterwater to Panoche
• San Lucas
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Lucas
  • San Lucas is located in Monterey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Lucas <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to San Lucas
  • From Bitterwater to San Lucas
• New Idria ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Idria
  • New Idria is located in San Benito County
  • New Idria has also been known as:
  • Idria
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Idria
  • From Bitterwater to New Idria
• Mercey Hot Springs
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercey Hot Springs
  • Mercey Hot Springs is located in Fresno County
  • Former name for Mercey Hot Springs:
  • Mercy Hot Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Mercey Hot Springs
  • From Bitterwater to Mercey Hot Springs
• Gonzales
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Gonzales is located in Monterey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gonzales
  • From Bitterwater to Gonzales

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bitterwater ...

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

Adding Bitterwater to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bitterwater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/