Welcome to Bell's Bridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Bell's Bridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Bell's Bridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bell's Bridge, please Contact Us.

Bell's Bridge would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Bell's Bridge, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<3>

Bell's Bridge was established in 1851.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Bell's Bridge: Named after J.J. Bell.

Time Zone: The area where Bell's Bridge was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Bell's Bridge once stood is in the (530) area code.

Communities near Bell's Bridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bell's Bridge.

• Redding
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
• Anderson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,565 people
  • Former name for Anderson:
  • American Ranch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Shasta Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
• Enterprise
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Shasta County
• Happy Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Happy Valley is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Happy Valley:
  • Oak
• Olinda
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olinda
  • Olinda is located in Shasta County
• Texas Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Texas Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas Springs
  • Texas Springs is located in Shasta County
• Briggsville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briggsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Briggsville is located in Shasta County
  • Former name for Briggsville:
  • Moorestown
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Shasta County
• Cloverdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Shasta County

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/