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Welcome to Saint Bridget ...

Saint Bridget is located in Marshall County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Bridget, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Bridget: St. Bridget

Saint Bridget is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saint Bridget is within the boundaries of the (785) area code.

Communities near Saint Bridget ...

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

  • Seneca
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • Pawnee City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frankfort
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Frankfort is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 689 people
  • Centralia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centralia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
    • Centralia is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
  • Axtell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
    • Axtell is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
  • Table Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beattie
    • Beattie is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Bern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bern
    • Bern is located in Nemaha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Summerfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Du Bois
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Bridget ...

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

Adding Saint Bridget to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Bridget post office opened in 1869.

We also found Saint Bridget in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Bridget.

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Bridget - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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