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Welcome to Bellflower ...The village of Bellflower is located in McLean County<1>. The location of Bellflower has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Bellflower: BEL-flow-er<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellflower, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1881. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Bellflower has a population of 344 people<4> (see below for details). Bellflower is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: Bellflower lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Bellflower (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Bellflower is located in the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Bellflower: 61724<6> Websites for Bellflower ...Chamber of Commerce: www.mcleancochamber.org/ Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bellflower, the following might be of interest: Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellflower had an population of 344 people. This is a decrease of 3.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.69% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellflower had a population of 357 people. This makes Bellflower the county's 17th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 357 people, the population of Bellflower decreased 12.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 408 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Bellflower. Communities Also Named Bellflower ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellflower - they are located in California and Missouri. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellflower. Communities near Bellflower ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellflower.
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 Bellflower. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellflower. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellflower. 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 Bellflower. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellflower. See our Newspapers Page for Bellflower. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellflower ...Looking for more information about Bellflower? 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 Bellflower, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bellflower. Adding Bellflower to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bellflower 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 Bellflower was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellflower. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellflower. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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