Welcome to Bandon ...

Bandon is located in Perry County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bandon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Bandon is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bandon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bandon (for example, toward Alton), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Bandon lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Bandon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bandon - they are located in Minnesota and Oregon.

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

Communities near Bandon ...

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

• Tell City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell City
  • Tell City is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tell City <4>
• Santa Claus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
  • Santa Claus is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Claus <4>
• Ferdinand
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferdinand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferdinand
  • Ferdinand is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferdinand <4>
• Cannelton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
  • Cannelton is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,473 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cannelton <4>
• Hawesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawesville
  • Hawesville is located in Hancock County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawesville <4>
• English
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
  • English is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for English <4>
• Birdseye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdseye
  • Birdseye is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Birdseye <4>
• Troy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Troy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Leavenworth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <4>
• Alton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bandon ...

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

Adding Bandon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bandon 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 Bandon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bandon post office opened in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bandon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Perry County: www.perrycountyil.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov