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Welcome to Bingham ...

So far, we found very little information about Bingham. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bingham to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bingham, please Contact Us.


Bingham would have been located within present day Carroll County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bingham, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bingham is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Bingham was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bingham was located: 660

Communities Also Named Bingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bingham - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bingham ...

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

  • Carrollton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Braymer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Waverly is located in Lafayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 846 people
  • Norborne
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Norborne is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norborne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Hardin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardin is located in Ray County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Hale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hale is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Bosworth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Bosworth is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Cowgill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowgill is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowgill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
  • Bogard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tina is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 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 Bingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bingham.

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

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

Adding Bingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bingham 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 (so far) for Bingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bingham post office opened in 1894. The Bingham post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bingham.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bingham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bingham - 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/