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Welcome to Bridgeport ...

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

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

Bridgeport would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeport, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

When the people of Bridgeport referred to themselves (known as a demonym), they are believed to have used Bridgeporter<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bridgeport is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The Area Codes where Bridgeport was located: 309 & 861<5>

Communities Also Named Bridgeport ...

While we believe that this Bridgeport is located in Knox County, we know of another 3 Illinois communities named Bridgeport. Those communities are located in the following counties: Cook, Lawrence and Scott County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 65 communities that are also named Bridgeport - they are located in Alabama, Arizona (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (3), Colorado (2), Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, 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.

  • Galesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Abingdon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bushnell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Knoxville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Knox County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,692 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <6>
  • Farmington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Cuba
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <6>
  • Brimfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wataga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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.

Adding Bridgeport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bridgeport 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 for Bridgeport was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeport.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Bridgeport refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Bridgeport may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgeport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Bridgeport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Bridgeport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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