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Welcome to Bridge Valley ...

Bridge Valley is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bridge Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

A typical abbreviation for Bridge Valley: Bridge Vly. (or less commonly used: Bridge Vally. or Bridge Vlly.)

Bridge Valley is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Bridge Valley ...

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

  • Trenton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
    • Trenton is located in Mercer County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,957 people
  • Norristown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lansdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Burlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
  • Bristol
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Perkasie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
    • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <3>
  • Quakertown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
    • Morrisville is located in Bucks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,490 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrisville <3>
  • Doylestown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Conshohocken
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bridge Valley ...

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

Adding Bridge Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bridge Valley post office opened in 1845.

We also found Bridge Valley in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bridge Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bridge Valley - 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/