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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bell (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bell. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bell is located in Clackamas County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clackamas County: Hood River, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco, Washington & Yamhill.

Below are the counties that are near Bell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell:

  • Clackamas County     (The home county of Bell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Happy Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
      • Happy Valley is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Happy Valley <2>
    • Clackamas
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
      • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <2>
    • Johnson City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson City
      • Johnson City is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
    • Oatfield
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oatfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatfield
      • Oatfield is located in Clackamas County
    • Sunnyside
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <2>
    • Jennings Lodge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Lodge
      • Jennings Lodge is located in Clackamas County
    • Christie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
      • Christie is located in Clackamas County
    • Gladstone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Marylhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carver
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Oswego
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Oswego have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Oswego
      • Lake Oswego is located in Clackamas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,821 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Oswego <2>
  • Columbia County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Scappoose
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Warren
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Helens
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Helens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helens
      • Saint Helens is located in Columbia County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,071 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Helens <2>
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Aurora
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <2>
    • Butteville Station ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville Station
      • Butteville Station is located in Marion County
    • Butteville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butteville
      • Butteville is located in Marion County
    • Champoeg ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champoeg
      • Champoeg is located in Marion County
    • Donald
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Donald have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donald <2>
    • Hubbard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Paul
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Woodburn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
      • Woodburn is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,175 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <2>
    • McKee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee
      • McKee is located in Marion County
    • Mount Angel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Gervais
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gervais have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gervais
      • Gervais is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,774 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gervais <2>
    • Scotts Mills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Mills
      • Scotts Mills is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotts Mills <2>
  • Multnomah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Woodstock
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
    • Milwaukie
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Montavilla
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
      • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
    • Laurelhurst
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurelhurst
      • Laurelhurst is located in Multnomah County
    • Hazelwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
      • Hazelwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Hillsdale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Multnomah County
    • Maywood Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maywood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood Park
      • Maywood Park is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 852 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maywood Park <2>
    • Rockwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Multnomah County
    • Portland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gresham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham
      • Gresham is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,031 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gresham <2>
    • Powell Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
      • Powell Valley is located in Multnomah County
    • Fairview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Fairview is located in Multnomah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,450 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <2>
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Metzger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Metzger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metzger
      • Metzger is located in Washington County
    • Raleigh Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh Hills
      • Raleigh Hills is located in Washington County
    • West Slope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Slope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Slope
      • West Slope is located in Washington County
    • Durham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
      • Durham is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,908 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <2>
    • Progress
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Progress have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
      • Progress is located in Washington County
    • Tigard
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tigard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigard
      • Tigard is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigard <2>
    • Cedar Hills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hills
      • Cedar Hills is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hills <2>
    • Cedar Mill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mill
      • Cedar Mill is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Mill <2>
    • Beaverton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
      • Beaverton is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,957 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <2>
    • King City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
      • King City is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
    • Marlene Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlene Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlene Village
      • Marlene Village is located in Washington County
    • Aloha
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aloha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aloha
      • Aloha is located in Washington County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aloha <2>
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Newberg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newberg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberg
      • Newberg is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,982 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberg <2>
    • Dundee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
      • Dundee is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <2>
    • Cove Orchard
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Orchard
      • Cove Orchard is located in Yamhill County
    • Dayton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
      • Dayton is located in Yamhill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <2>
    • Lafayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yamhill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Carlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Clark County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Cascade Park East
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cascade Park West
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Park West
      • Cascade Park West is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Fisher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
      • Fisher is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Camas
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camas
      • Camas is located in Clark County (WA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camas <2>
    • Mill Plain
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Plain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Plain
      • Mill Plain is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Vancouver
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Minnehaha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnehaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnehaha
      • Minnehaha is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Walnut Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Washougal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Corners
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
      • Five Corners is located in Clark County (WA)
    • Hazel Dell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Fern Prairie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Prairie
      • Fern Prairie is located in Clark County (WA)
  • Skamania County (WA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.
    • Cruzatt
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruzatt
      • Cruzatt is located in Skamania County (WA)
    • Skamania
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skamania
      • Skamania is located in Skamania County (WA)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell, see our County-by-County Page for Bell.

Newspapers Published in Bell ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 241 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bell:

Cemeteries Near Bell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.

  • Congregation Shaarie Torah Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Keser Israel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Chimes Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Gethsemane Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lincoln Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Portland.
    • The Lincoln Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Lincoln Memorial Cemetery
    • Mt. Scott Park Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Memorial Park
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39045 <4>
  • Clackamas Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Williamette National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Willamette National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Multnomah Park Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Multnomah Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Multnomah Park Cemetery
  • Milwaukie Pioneer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sunnyside Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Deardorf Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Deardorf Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Deardorf Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christilla Pioneer Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deardorf Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #38704 <4>
  • Continue List   (216 more) ...
    • Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Brainerd Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brainerd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brainerd Cemetery
    • River View Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Bell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell, with the one closest to Bell listed first.

  • Lents
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lents have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lents
    • Lents is located in Multnomah County
  • Woodstock
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Multnomah County
  • Milwaukie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Clackamas
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clackamas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackamas
    • Clackamas is located in Clackamas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clackamas <2>
  • Sunnyside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Clackamas County
  • Sellwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellwood
    • Sellwood is located in Multnomah County
  • Sycamore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Sycamore is located in Multnomah County
  • Russellville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russellville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
    • Russellville is located in Multnomah County
  • Montavilla
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montavilla
    • Montavilla is located in Multnomah County
  • South Portland ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Portland
    • South Portland is located in Multnomah County
  • Fulton ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Fulton is located in Multnomah County
  • Gladstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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    • Park Place
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Place
      • Park Place is located in Clackamas County
    • East Portland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Portland
      • East Portland is located in Multnomah County
    • Bertha ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bertha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
      • Bertha is located in Multnomah County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clackamas County: www.co.clackamas.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4571, Longitude: -122.5901       In this case, the coordinates for Bell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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