Welcome to Bells Store ...

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

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

Bells Store would have been located within present day East Feliciana Parish<2>.

The location of Bells Store has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bells Store, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Bells Store is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

If Bells Store still existed, it would have been in the (225) area code.

Communities near Bells Store ...

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

• Central
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • Central is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
• Zachary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
  • Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zachary <5>
• Baker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
  • Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baker <5>
• New Roads
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Roads
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Roads <5>
• Jackson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Saint Francisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Francisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
  • Saint Francisville is located in West Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Francisville <5>
• Clinton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <5>
• Slaughter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slaughter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
  • Slaughter is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slaughter <5>
• Wilson
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <5>
• Norwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>

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

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

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

Adding Bells Store to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bells Store in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Bells Store was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bells Store.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/