Welcome to Bellair ...

Bellair is located in Cooper County<1>.

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

Bellair is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bellair lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bellair: 660

Communities Also Named Bellair ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bellair - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bellair ...

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

• Boonville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boonville
  • From Bellair to Boonville
• Tipton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• New Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <3>
• Pilot Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <3>
• Smithton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithton
  • Smithton is located in Pettis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithton
  • From Bellair to Smithton
• Otterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <3>
• Bunceton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <3>
• Clarksburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village
• Prairie Home
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Home have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
  • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 280 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 Bellair. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellair.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellair ...

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

Adding Bellair to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellair 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 Bellair was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bellair on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellair.