Welcome to South Bellingham ...

South Bellingham is located in Norfolk County<1>.

The location of South Bellingham has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Bellingham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1850.

A typical abbreviation for South Bellingham: S. Bellingham

South Bellingham is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named South Bellingham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Bellingham - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near South Bellingham ...

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

• Providence
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179,270 people
• Cranston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranston
  • Cranston is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,142 people
• Framingham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Framingham
  • Framingham is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,892 people
• Pawtucket
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawtucket
  • Pawtucket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 71,710 people
• East Providence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Providence
  • East Providence is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,337 people
• Attleboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attleboro
  • Attleboro is located in Bristol County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,444 people
• Woonsocket
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woonsocket
  • Woonsocket is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,545 people
• Natick
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natick
  • Natick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,766 people
• Cumberland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Providence County (RI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,207 people
• Franklin
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Norfolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,711 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 South Bellingham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Bellingham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Bellingham ...

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

Adding South Bellingham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Bellingham 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 for South Bellingham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the South Bellingham post office opened in 1850.

We also found South Bellingham in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Bellingham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Norfolk County: www.norfolkcounty.org/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/