Welcome to Bicknell ...

The town of Bicknell is located in Wayne County<1> (at the time of its founding, Bicknell was located in Piute County).

Bicknell was established in 1879.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bicknell has a population of 335 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bicknell is 7,120 feet [2,170 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Bicknell is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.

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

Bicknell is located in the (435) area code.

The ZIP code for Bicknell: 84715<4>

Going back to its beginning, Bicknell was originally named Thurber. For more information about the names of Bicknell, see The Names of Bicknell on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bicknell had an population of 335 people. This is an increase of 2.45% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bicknell had a population of 327 people (which is 11.77% of the total population of Wayne County). This makes Bicknell the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bicknell represents 0.01% of the population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 327 people, the population of Bicknell decreased 7.37% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 353 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bicknell.

Communities Also Named Bicknell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bicknell - they are located in California, Indiana and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Bicknell ...

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

• Loa
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
  • Loa is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <5>
• Lyman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
  • Lyman is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyman <5>
• Torrey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torrey
  • Torrey is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Torrey <5>
• Teasdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teasdale
  • Teasdale is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teasdale <5>
• Fremont
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <5>
• Grover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
  • Grover is located in Wayne County
• Fruita ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruita have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruita
  • Fruita is located in Wayne County
• Greenwich
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Piute County
• Koosharem
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koosharem have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koosharem
  • Koosharem is located in Sevier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koosharem <5>
• Burrville
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
  • Burrville is located in Sevier 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 Bicknell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bicknell.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bicknell ...

Looking for more information about Bicknell? 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 Bicknell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bicknell.

Adding Bicknell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bicknell 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 Bicknell was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bicknell on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bicknell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/