Welcome to Bend ...
So far, we found very little information about Bend. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bend to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bend, please Contact Us.
Bend would have been located within present day Louisa County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bend, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bend is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bend was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Bend was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Bend ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Bend - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Ohio, Oregon (2), South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bend.
Communities near Bend ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bend.
- Louisa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lewiston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Tylers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tylers is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylers
- Beaverdam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glenora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Partlow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Cuckoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
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 Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bend.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bend. 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 Bend.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bend. See our Newspapers Page for Bend.
Adding Bend to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bend in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bend was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bend post office opened in 1901. The Bend post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bend.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bend, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Louisa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bend area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |