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Welcome to Bickel ...

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

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

Bickel would have been located within present day Twin Falls County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bickel is 4,160 feet [1,268 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bickel is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Bickel was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Bickel and travel south, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Codes where Bickel was located: 208 & 986<4>

Communities near Bickel ...

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

  • Twin Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Kimberly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Hansen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hansen is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hansen <5>
  • Hazelton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Murtaugh
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Artesian City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Artesian City is located in Cassia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artesian City
  • Falls City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Falls City is located in Jerome County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Pella
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Pella is located in Cassia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pella
  • Filer
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Filer is located in Twin Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filer
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,939 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Filer <5>

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

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

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

Adding Bickel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bickel 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 (so far) for Bickel was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bickel.

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 Bickel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Twin Falls, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bickel - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Bickel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Bickel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.