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Welcome to Bedford Springs ...

Bedford Springs is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bedford Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

A typical abbreviation for Bedford Springs: Bedford Spgs. (or less commonly used: Bedford Spngs. or Bedford Sprngs.)

Bedford Springs is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bedford Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Bedford Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bedford Springs - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bedford Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedford Springs ...

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

Adding Bedford Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bedford Springs 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 Bedford Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bedford Springs post office opened in 1888.

We also found Bedford Springs in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bedford Springs.

Footnotes ...

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

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