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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)
  • Tipton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • New Franklin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilot Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Smithton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Otterville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bunceton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Windsor Place village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
    • 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)
    • Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
    • 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 (so far) for Bellair was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cooper, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellair - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.