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Welcome to Bellona Station ...

Bellona Station is located in Yates County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellona Station, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

A typical abbreviation for Bellona Station: Bellona Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bellona Station is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bellona Station: 315 & 680<3>

Communities near Bellona Station ...

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

  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Canandaigua
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Seneca Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Penn Yan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Waterloo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Clifton Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Springs
    • Clifton Springs is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,012 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Springs <4>
  • Phelps
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dundee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
    • Dundee is located in Yates County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Shortsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Bellona Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellona Station.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellona Station ...

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

Adding Bellona Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellona Station 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 Bellona Station was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellona Station.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Yates, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellona Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellona Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Bellona Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.