More recent research traces the name back to the Old Saxon word Binutlaka meaning "Small, standing lake overgrown with juncus".

Archaeological excavations have produced Celtic leftovers as well as remains from the Urnfield culture and the Bronze Age giving proof of settlement as early as 1300 BC.

Being part of the Prussian Principality of Bayreuth, Bindlach was ceded to France in 1807 following the Treaties of Tilsit.

Bindlach's Protestant church St. Bartholomew was built in the baroque style between 1766 and 1768 by Carl Phillip von Gontard and Rudolf Heinrich Richter.

Bayreuth Airport is on top of the hills on the eastern side of town; despite the name on Bindlach territory.