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Welcome to Bellair ...

Bellair is located in Craven County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellair, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Bellair is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Bellair: 252

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, Missouri 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.

  • New Bern
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Trent Woods
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
  • River Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • River Bend is located in Craven County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
  • Bayboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Vanceboro
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Maysville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Alliance
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Grantsboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Arapahoe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Bridgeton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bellair post office opened in 1890. The Bellair post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellair.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Craven, 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/