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Welcome to Bell Town ...

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

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


Bell Town would have been located within present day Bourbon County<2>.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Bell Town: Named for John S. Bell.

Time Zone: The area where Bell Town was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Bell Town was located: 620

Communities Also Named Bell Town ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bell Town - they are located in South Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Bell Town ...

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

  • Nevada
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Hume
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hume have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hume
    • Hume is located in Bates County (MO)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Arcadia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bronson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bronson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronson
    • Bronson is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronson <3>
  • Prescott
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Uniontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Bronaugh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Bourbon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Redfield
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hepler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
    • Hepler is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people

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

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

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

The official website for Bourbon County: www.bourboncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Bourbon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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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