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Welcome to Bellewood ...

The city of Bellewood is located in Jefferson County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellewood has a population of 327 people<2> (see below for details).

Bellewood is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Bellewood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Bellewood and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Bellewood: 502

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellewood had an population of 327 people. This is an increase of 1.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellewood had a population of 321 people. This makes Bellewood the county's 61st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 321 people, the population of Bellewood increased 7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 300 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bellewood.

Communities Also Named Bellewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Bellewood - they are located in Delaware, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Mississippi and New Jersey.

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

Communities near Bellewood ...

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

  • Louisville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Shively
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hillview
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • La Grange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellewood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bellewood.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellewood - 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.