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Welcome to Bedison ...

Bedison is located in Nodaway County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bedison, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Bedison is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bedison: 660

Communities near Bedison ...

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

  • Maryville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Burlington Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopkins
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ravenwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Maitland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Skidmore
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Barnard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bolckow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Bolckow is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
  • Conception Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 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 Bedison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bedison.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedison ...

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

Adding Bedison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bedison post office opened in 1889. The Bedison post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bedison.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bedison - 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/