Welcome to Dilles Bottom ...

Dilles Bottom is located in Belmont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dilles Bottom, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Dilles Bottom is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Dilles Bottom: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Dilles Bottom ...

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

Wheeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- Wheeling is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <4>
Martins Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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- Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <4>
New Martinsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
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- New Martinsville is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Martinsville <4>
Saint Clairsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <4>
Bellaire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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- Bellaire is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <4>
Shadyside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
- Shadyside is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <4>
Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethlehem have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
Bridgeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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- Bridgeport is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,704 people
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McMechen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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- McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <4>
Powhatan Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan Point
- Powhatan Point is located in Belmont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan Point <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dilles Bottom ...

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

Adding Dilles Bottom to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Dilles Bottom 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 Dilles Bottom was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Dilles Bottom in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dilles Bottom.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Belmont, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dilles Bottom - 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 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Dilles Bottom area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Dilles Bottom 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.