Welcome to Bel ...Bel is located in Allen Parish<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Bel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919. Bel is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Bel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Bel: 337 Communities near Bel ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bel.
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 Bel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bel. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bel. 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 Bel. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bel. See our Newspapers Page for Bel. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bel ...Looking for more information about Bel? 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 Bel, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bel. Adding Bel to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Bel in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bel was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Bel. Footnotes ...
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