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Welcome to Bell Ridge ...

Bell Ridge is located in Edgar County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bell Ridge: Bell Rdg. (or less commonly used: Bell Rdge. or Bell Ridg.)

Bell Ridge is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Bell Ridge (for example, toward West Terre Haute (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Bell Ridge: 217 & 447<3>

Communities near Bell Ridge ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell Ridge ...

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

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell Ridge - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Bell Ridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Bell Ridge 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.









 

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