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Welcome to Bridgersville ...

Bridgersville is located in Wilson County<1>.

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

Bridgersville is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bridgersville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bridgersville: 252

Communities near Bridgersville ...

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

  • Rocky Mount
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Wilson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tarboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Nashville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Princeville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
    • Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Elm City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fremont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinetops
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridgersville ...

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

Adding Bridgersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridgersville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Bridgersville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridgersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Wilson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridgersville - 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 their list with background information can be found at:

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