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Welcome to Bidwell ...

Bidwell is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bidwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Bidwell is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bidwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bidwell - they are located in California, Iowa, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bidwell ...

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

  • Uniontown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Connellsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • South Connellsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Connellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Connellsville
    • South Connellsville is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,896 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Connellsville <3>
  • Dunbar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Grantsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Everson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everson
    • Everson is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Confluence
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Confluence is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <3>
  • Salisbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Friendsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bidwell ...

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

Adding Bidwell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bidwell post office opened in 1884.

We also found Bidwell on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bidwell.

Footnotes ...

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

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