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Welcome to Bedford ...

Bedford is located in Broadwater County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bedford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1879.

Bedford is 3,820 feet [1,164 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bedford is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bedford lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bedford: 406

Communities Also Named Bedford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Bedford: This one is located in Broadwater County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

Beyond Montana, there are 32 communities that are also named Bedford - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bedford ...

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

  • Townsend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Crow Creek City ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Crow Creek City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek City
  • Radersburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Toston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Diamond City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Diamond City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Elkhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Whites City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Whites City is located in Broadwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites City
  • Alhambra
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Alhambra is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alhambra
  • Cavetown
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Cavetown is located in Lewis and Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bedford ...

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

Adding Bedford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bedford post office opened in 1879. The Bedford post office closed in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bedford.

Footnotes ...

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