Welcome to Bison ...

Bison is located in Braxton County<1>.

Bison is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bison: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Bison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bison - they are located in Kansas, Montana, Oklahoma, South Dakota and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bison ...

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

• Glenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Glenville is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <4>
• Burnsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Burnsville is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <4>
• Cowen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowen is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <4>
• Flatwoods
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Flatwoods is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flatwoods <4>
• Sand Fork
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gilmer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
• Canfield
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Canfield is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
• Little Birch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Birch is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Birch
• McNutt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • McNutt is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
• Twistville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Twistville is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twistville
• Frametown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Frametown is located in Braxton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frametown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bison ...

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

Adding Bison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bison 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 Bison was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bison.