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Welcome to Bridgeman ...

Bridgeman is located in Cass County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridgeman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Bridgeman is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bridgeman: 218

Communities Also Named Bridgeman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Bridgeman: This one is located in Cass County and the other is located in Mille Lacs County.

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

Communities near Bridgeman ...

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

  • Brainerd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Baxter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Baxter is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,483 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <3>
  • Staples
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Pequot Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nisswa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Nisswa is located in Crow Wing County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nisswa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,115 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nisswa <3>
  • Lake Shore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Gull Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Motley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pillager
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fort Ripley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgeman ...

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

Adding Bridgeman to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgeman post office opened in 1899. The Bridgeman post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgeman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Cass, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgeman - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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