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Welcome to Bell Mills ...

Bell Mills is located in Cleburne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell Mills, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Bell Mills: Bell Mls. (or less commonly used: Bell Mlls.)

Bell Mills is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Bell Mills: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Bell Mills ...

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

  • Tyus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
    • Tyus is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
  • Heflin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Tallapoosa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowdon Junction
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Bowdon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
    • Bowdon is located in Carroll County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
  • Mount Zion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Waco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Haralson County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <5>
  • Ephesus
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
    • Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Ranburne
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruithurst
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
    • Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 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 Mills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell Mills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell Mills ...

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

Adding Bell Mills to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell Mills 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 Mills was on a map titled Map of Alabama (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cleburne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell Mills - 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 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Bell Mills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Bell Mills area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.