Welcome to Bellvale ...
Bellvale is located in Orange County<1>.
The location of Bellvale has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellvale, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.
Bellvale is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Bellvale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Bellvale ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bellvale, the following might be of interest:
Communities Also Named Bellvale ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellvale - they are located in California and Maryland.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellvale.
Communities near Bellvale ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bellvale.
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
- Palm Tree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
- Haverstraw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
- Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <4>
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Suffern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
- Suffern is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <4>
- West Haverstraw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
- New Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
- New Square is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
- Airmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Bellvale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellvale.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellvale. 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 Bellvale.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellvale. See our Newspapers Page for Bellvale.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellvale ...
Looking for more information about Bellvale? 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 Bellvale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bellvale.
Adding Bellvale to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Bellvale 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 Bellvale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Bellvale post office opened in 1849.
We also found Bellvale in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellvale.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellvale. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellvale - 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |