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Welcome to North Bingham ...

North Bingham is located in Potter County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of North Bingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for North Bingham: N. Bingham

North Bingham is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of North Bingham is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The area code for North Bingham: (814)

Communities Also Named North Bingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named North Bingham - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near North Bingham ...

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

  • Wellsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
    • Wellsville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,329 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <4>
  • Alfred
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfred have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfred
    • Alfred is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
    • Alfred has also been known as:
    • Alfred village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alfred <4>
  • Galeton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galeton
    • Galeton is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,068 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galeton <4>
  • Westfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Andover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andover have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
    • Andover is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <4>
  • Knoxville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Knoxville is located in Tioga County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knoxville <4>
  • Ulysses
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oswayo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
    • Oswayo is located in Potter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Paynesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynesville
    • Paynesville is located in Allegany County (NY)
  • Harrison Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Valley
    • Harrison Valley is located in Potter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Bingham ...

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

Adding North Bingham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the North Bingham post office opened in 1878.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for North Bingham.

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

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Potter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Bingham - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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