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Welcome to Bell - Merrill ...

Bell - Merrill is located in Houston County<1>.

Bell - Merrill is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Bell - Merrill: 334 & 483<3>

Communities near Bell - Merrill ...

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

  • Daleville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Headland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hartford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Taylor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Taylor is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Midland City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinsey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kinsey is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
  • Ashford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Graceville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cowarts
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Slocomb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell - Merrill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell - Merrill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Bell - Merrill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Bell - Merrill area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.