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Welcome to Bells Mill ...

Bells Mill is located in Washington County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bells Mill: Bells Ml. (or less commonly used: Bells Mll.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bells Mill for more information about variations on the name of Bells Mill.

Bells Mill is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bells Mill (for example, toward Butlers Ferry (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bells Mill: 850 & 448<3>

Communities Also Named Bells Mill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bells Mill - they are located in Maryland (2), Missouri, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bells Mill ...

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

  • Chipley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bonifay
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cottondale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Alford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Caryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Westville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacob City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob City
    • Jacob City is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Washington County
  • Steele City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steele City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele City
    • Steele City is located in Jackson 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 Bells Mill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bells Mill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bells Mill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bells Mill - 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 850 code has been Overlayed with the 448 area code. New phone numbers in the Bells Mill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 850 or 448. As a result, placing a call in the Bells Mill 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.
<5>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.