Welcome to Bell Factory ...

Bell Factory is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Bell Factory has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell Factory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Bell Factory is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bell Factory lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bell Factory (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Telephone area codes for Bell Factory: (256) and (938)<4>

Communities near Bell Factory ...

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

• Huntsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Park City Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
  • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
• Huntland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
  • Huntland is located in Franklin County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <5>
• Gurley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <5>
• Woodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Flintville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
  • Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
• Pleasant Groves
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Paint Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell Factory ...

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

Adding Bell Factory to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell Factory 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 Factory was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bell Factory post office opened in 1866.

We also found Bell Factory in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/