Welcome to Bell Station (aka 'Bell's Station') ...

Bell Station is located in Santa Clara County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Bell Station: Bell Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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

Telephone area codes for Bell Station: (408) and (669)<2>

The community of Bell Station has also been called Bell's Station. Going back to its beginning, Bell Station was originally named Hollenbeck's Station<3>. For more information about the names of Bell Station, see The Names of Bell Station on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Bell Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Bell Station - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Bell Station ...

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

• Gilroy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilroy
  • Gilroy is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,831 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilroy <4>
• Morgan Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Hill
  • Morgan Hill is located in Santa Clara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgan Hill <4>
• Hollister
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,805 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollister <4>
• San Juan Bautista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan Bautista
  • San Juan Bautista is located in San Benito County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan Bautista <4>
• Dunneville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunneville
  • Dunneville is located in San Benito County
• Ridgemark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgemark
  • Ridgemark is located in San Benito County
• Rucker
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rucker
  • Rucker is located in Santa Clara County
• Sargent ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
  • Sargent is located in Santa Clara County
• San Martin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Martin
  • San Martin is located in Santa Clara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Martin <4>
• Santa Nella Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Nella Village
  • Santa Nella Village is located in Merced County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Nella Village <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell Station ...

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

Adding Bell Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell Station in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bell Station was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bell Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Santa Clara County: www.sccgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/