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Welcome to Bickleton ...

Bickleton is located in Klickitat County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bickleton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Bickleton is 3,010 feet [917 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bickleton is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Bickleton: 509

The ZIP code for Bickleton: 99322<3>

Communities near Bickleton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bickleton ...

Looking for more information about Bickleton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bickleton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bickleton.

Adding Bickleton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bickleton post office opened in 1880.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bickleton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Klickitat, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bickleton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Bickleton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bickleton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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