Welcome to Bridgeport ...

Bridgeport is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

When the people of Bridgeport refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bridgeporter<3>

Bridgeport is near sea level<4>.

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

Communities Also Named Bridgeport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Florida communities named Bridgeport: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Pinellas County.

Beyond Florida, there are 65 communities that are also named Bridgeport - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Iowa (3), Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Oregon (2), Pennsylvania (8), Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bridgeport ...

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

• Saint Augustine
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
  • Saint Augustine is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine <5>
• Palatka
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatka
  • Palatka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatka <5>
• Green Cove Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove Springs
  • Green Cove Springs is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Cove Springs <5>
• Saint Augustine Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine Beach
  • Saint Augustine Beach is located in Saint Johns County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Augustine Beach <5>
• Pomona Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona Park
  • Pomona Park is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomona Park <5>
• Welaka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welaka
  • Welaka is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welaka <5>
• Hastings
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Saint Johns County
  • Estimated population in 2018: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Bostwick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bostwick
  • Bostwick is located in Putnam County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bostwick <5>
• Tocoi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tocoi
  • Tocoi is located in Saint Johns County
• Armstrong
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Saint Johns 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 Bridgeport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bridgeport.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeport ...

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

Adding Bridgeport to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgeport post office opened in 1884.

We also found Bridgeport in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeport.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Putnam County: www.putnam-fl.com/

The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/