Welcome to Bell ...
So far, we found very little information about Bell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bell, please Contact Us.
Bell would have been located within present day Presque Isle County<2>.
Since we don't have the location of Bell, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Bell is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Bell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Bell once stood is in the (989) area code.
Communities Also Named Bell ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Bell: This one is located in Presque Isle County and the other is located in Washtenaw County.
Beyond Michigan, there are 21 communities that are also named Bell - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell.
Communities near Bell ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bell.
- Alpena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Alpena is located in Alpena County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpena <4>
- Posen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Posen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posen
- Posen is located in Presque Isle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Posen <4>
- Leroy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Leroy is located in Presque Isle County
- Presque Isle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presque Isle
- Presque Isle is located in Presque Isle County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Presque Isle <4>
- Polaski
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polaski
- Polaski is located in Presque Isle County
- Liske
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liske
- Liske is located in Presque Isle County
- Long Rapids
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Rapids
- Long Rapids is located in Alpena County
- McHarg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHarg
- McHarg is located in Alpena County
- Hagensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagensville
- Hagensville is located in Presque Isle County
- Herron
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron
- Herron is located in Alpena 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 Bell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bell. 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.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell. See our Newspapers Page for Bell.
Adding Bell to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bell 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 Bell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Bell post office opened in 1884.
We also found Bell in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bell.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Presque Isle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |