Welcome to Bishop ...

Bishop is located in Natrona County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bishop, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

When the people of Bishop refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Bishopite<2>

Bishop is 5,270 feet [1,606 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bishop is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bishop lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bishop: 307

Communities Also Named Bishop ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 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) and West Virginia.

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.

• Casper
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casper
  • Casper is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casper <4>
• Mills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills
  • Mills is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,077 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mills <4>
• Evansville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
  • Evansville is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansville <4>
• Bar Nunn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bar Nunn
  • Bar Nunn is located in Natrona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,870 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bar Nunn <4>
• Homa Hills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homa Hills
  • Homa Hills is located in Natrona County
• Hartrandt
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartrandt
  • Hartrandt is located in Natrona County
• Vista West
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista West have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista West
  • Vista West is located in Natrona County
• Mountain View
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Natrona County
• Antelope Hills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
  • Antelope Hills is located in Natrona County
• Red Butte
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Butte
  • Red Butte is located in Natrona 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 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 ...

We originally found mention of Bishop 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 for Bishop was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Bishop post office opened in 1916.

We also found Bishop in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bishop.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bishop. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Natrona County: www.natrona.net/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/