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Welcome to Bellwood ...

Bellwood is located in Lewis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellwood, 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.

Bellwood is 1,610 feet [491 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bellwood: 315 & 680<3>

Communities Also Named Bellwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Bellwood - they are located in Alabama (4), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bellwood ...

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

  • Watertown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lowville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Carthage
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • West Carthage
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • West Carthage is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Carthage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
  • Adams
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Adams is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
  • Black River
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Copenhagen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Croghan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Glen Park
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Park is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Castorland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellwood ...

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

Adding Bellwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellwood - 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 Bellwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Bellwood 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.