Do you know of Bell Ranch ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bell Ranch. 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 Ranch.<1>

Our sources for Bell Ranch (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Bell Ranch other than they indicate that Bell Ranch would be found somewhere in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1959.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bell Ranch ...

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

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bell Ranch - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

The FIPS database contains an entry for Bell Ranch.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 35/06550   (Place Name: Bell Ranch)

County: San Miguel     (FIPS State/County: 35/047)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Bell Ranch) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in  San Miguel 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 San Miguel County.