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Welcome to Bemis ...

Bemis is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bemis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Bemis is 1,670 feet [509 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bemis lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bemis: 509

Communities Also Named Bemis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Bemis - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, South Dakota, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Bemis ...

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

  • Ritzville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lind
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Washtucna
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Paha ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Paha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paha
    • Paha is located in Adams County
  • Hooper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Providence
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Providence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Adams County
  • LaCrosse
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Kahlotus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cunningham
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Magallon
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Magallon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magallon
    • Magallon is located in Walla Walla 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 Bemis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bemis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bemis ...

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

Adding Bemis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bemis post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bemis.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bemis - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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