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Welcome to Bigelow ...

The village of Bigelow is located in Holt County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bigelow has a population of 24 people<2> (see below for details).

Bigelow is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bigelow: 660

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bigelow had an population of 24 people. This is a decrease of 11.11% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 36.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bigelow had a population of 27 people. This makes Bigelow the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 27 people, the population of Bigelow decreased 28.95% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 38 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bigelow.

Communities Also Named Bigelow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Bigelow - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, New York and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bigelow ...

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

  • Falls City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Highland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Oregon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairfax
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Maitland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 northeast)
  • Forest City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fillmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fillmore is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • White Cloud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 165 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 Bigelow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bigelow.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bigelow ...

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

Adding Bigelow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bigelow post office opened in 1869. The Bigelow post office closed in 1992.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bigelow.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Holt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bigelow.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bigelow - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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