Welcome to Bishopville ...

Bishopville is located in Allegany County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bishopville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bishopville is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bishopville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bishopville - they are located in Maryland, Nova Scotia (3), Ohio and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Bishopville ...

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

• Hornell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornell
  • Hornell is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hornell <3>
• Dansville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dansville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansville
  • Dansville is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dansville <3>
• Wellsville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <3>
• Alfred
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
  • Alfred is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
  • Alfred has also been known as:
  • Alfred village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <3>
• Canisteo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canisteo
  • Canisteo is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canisteo <3>
• Wayland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,755 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <3>
• Nunda
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunda
  • Nunda is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunda <3>
• Andover
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
  • Andover is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <3>
• Belmont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <3>
• Avoca
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  • Avoca is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bishopville ...

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

Adding Bishopville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bishopville post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bishopville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bishopville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Allegany County: www.alleganyco.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/