Welcome to Bliedorn ...

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

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

Bliedorn would have been located within present day Clinton County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bliedorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bliedorn is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bliedorn was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bliedorn was located: 563

Communities near Bliedorn ...

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

• Eldridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Eldridge
  • From Bliedorn to Eldridge
• Maquoketa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquoketa
  • Maquoketa is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,924 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maquoketa <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maquoketa
  • From Bliedorn to Maquoketa
• De Witt
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
  • De Witt is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Witt <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to De Witt
  • From Bliedorn to De Witt
• Clarence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
  • Clarence is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clarence
  • From Bliedorn to Clarence
• Preston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Preston is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <4>
• Long Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Grove
  • Long Grove is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Grove <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Long Grove
  • From Bliedorn to Long Grove
• Lowden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowden
  • Lowden is located in Cedar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowden <4>
• Wheatland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
  • Wheatland is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 724 people
• Grand Mound
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Mound
  • Grand Mound is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Mound <4>
• Wyoming
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyoming have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <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 Bliedorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bliedorn.

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

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

Adding Bliedorn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Bliedorn post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bliedorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountyiowa.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/