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Welcome to Bamford ...

Bamford is located in Lancaster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bamford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Bamford is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bamford: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Bamford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Bamford: This one is located in Lancaster County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Bamford - they are located in Alabama and Ontario.

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

Communities near Bamford ...

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

  • Lancaster
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • York
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Lebanon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Ephrata
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elizabethtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Columbia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
  • Lititz
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Middletown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Millersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Joy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bamford ...

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

Adding Bamford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bamford 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 Bamford was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bamford in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Bamford post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bamford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bamford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Bamford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Bamford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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