Welcome to Bignell ...
Bignell is located in Lincoln County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bignell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.
Bignell is 2,740 feet [835 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bignell is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Bignell lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Bignell (for example, toward Paxton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
Area Code for Bignell: 308
Communities near Bignell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bignell.
- North Platte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Platte
- North Platte is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,202 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Platte <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to North Platte
- From Bignell to North Platte
- Brady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <3>
- Maxwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <3>
- Birdwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Birdwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
- Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Birdwood
- From Bignell to Birdwood
- Somerset
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest) - Hershey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hershey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hershey
- Hershey is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hershey <3>
- Wellfleet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellfleet
- Wellfleet is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellfleet <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Wellfleet
- From Bignell to Wellfleet
- Dickens
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <3>
- Gothenburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gothenburg
- Gothenburg is located in Dawson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gothenburg <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gothenburg
- From Bignell to Gothenburg
- O'Fallons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for O'Fallons. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallons
- O'Fallons is located in Lincoln County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to O'Fallons
- From Bignell to O'Fallons
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 Bignell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bignell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bignell. 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 Bignell.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bignell. See our Newspapers Page for Bignell.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bignell ...
Looking for more information about Bignell? 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 Bignell, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bignell.
Adding Bignell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bignell 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 Bignell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Bignell post office opened in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bignell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bignell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bignell - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |