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Welcome to Bell City ...

Bell City is located in Clay County<1>.

Bell City is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bell City: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Bell City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bell City - they are located in Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Missouri and Ontario.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell City.

Communities near Bell City ...

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

  • Kennett
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennett is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,034 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kennett <4>
  • Piggott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Steele
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Steele is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steele <4>
  • Campbell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Campbell is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <4>
  • Rector
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Senath
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Senath is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,596 people
  • Marmaduke
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Gideon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gideon is located in New Madrid County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 952 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gideon <4>
  • Cardwell
    (19 miles [30.6 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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell City ...

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

Adding Bell City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell City 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 (so far) for Bell City was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell City - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Bell City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Bell City 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.