Do you know of Bell ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bell. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bell.<1>

We found mention of Bell as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Communities Also Named Bell ...

We found 21 communities that share the name Bell.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Bell.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another twenty communities that are located throughout in the United States.

Communities Located In Michigan ...
- Presque Isle County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bell [Presque Isle County].

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Pickens County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Bell [Pickens County].
- Arizona
  - Navajo County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Bell [Navajo County].
- California
  - Los Angeles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the California community of Bell [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
  - Gilchrist County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Bell [Gilchrist County].
- Georgia
  - Elbert County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Bell [Elbert County].
- Illinois
  - Logan County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Bell [Logan County].
- Iowa
  - Crawford County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Bell [Crawford County].
- Kansas
  - Leavenworth County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bell [Leavenworth County].
  - Washington County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Bell [Washington County].
- Kentucky
  - Christian County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bell [Christian County].
- Maryland
  - Prince George's County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Bell [Prince George's County].
- Nebraska
  - Sioux County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Bell [Sioux County].
- New Mexico
  - Colfax County
  - Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Bell [Colfax County].
- North Carolina
  - Buncombe County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Bell [Buncombe County].
- Ohio
  - Columbiana County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bell [Columbiana County].
  - Highland County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Bell [Highland County].
- Oklahoma
  - Adair County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bell [Adair County].
  - Oklahoma County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Bell [Oklahoma County].
- Oregon
  - Clackamas County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Bell [Clackamas County].
- Pennsylvania
  - Jefferson County
  - We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Bell [Jefferson County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bell ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bell:

Along The Tracks, A Directory of Named Places on Michigan Railroads
Written by: Meints, Graydon M.
Published by Clarke Historical Library, Central Michigan University - 1987
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in Washtenaw County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Washtenaw County.

Footnotes ...

<1>

This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.

<2>

If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Bell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.