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Welcome to Bellville ...

Bellville is located in Sevier County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Bellville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bellville is located in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Bellville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Bellville: This one is located in Sevier County and the other is located in Boone County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 13 communities that are also named Bellville - they are located in Florida, Georgia (4), Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, New York, Ohio (2) and Texas.

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

Communities near Bellville ...

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

  • De Queen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
    • De Queen is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
  • Ashdown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
    • Ashdown is located in Little River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <4>
  • Nashville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mineral Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
    • Mineral Springs is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral Springs <4>
  • Dierks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Horatio
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
  • Foreman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Foreman is located in Little River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <4>
  • Wilton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
    • Wilton is located in Little River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <4>
  • Tollette
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollette
    • Tollette is located in Howard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Winthrop
    (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 Bellville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellville ...

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

Adding Bellville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellville 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 Bellville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bellville post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellville.

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

The official website for Sevier County: www.seviercounty-ar.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Sevier, 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 Bellville - 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/









 

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