Welcome to Bishop ...

Bishop is located in Tazewell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bishop, you might consider that their post office opened in 1930.

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

Area Code for Bishop: 276

Communities Also Named Bishop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Bishop - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Bishop ...

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

Bluefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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- Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluefield
- From Bishop to Bluefield
Richlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
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- Richlands is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Richlands
- From Bishop to Richlands
Bluefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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- Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluefield
- From Bishop to Bluefield
Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tazewell
- From Bishop to Tazewell
Welch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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- Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Welch
- From Bishop to Welch
Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Bluff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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- Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Bluff
- From Bishop to Cedar Bluff
Gary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
War
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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- Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pocahontas
- From Bishop to Pocahontas
Bramwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bramwell
- From Bishop to Bramwell

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bishop ...

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

Adding Bishop to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Bishop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bishop post office opened in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bishop.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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/