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Welcome to Bellowsville ...

Bellowsville is located in Beaver County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellowsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Bellowsville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Bellowsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bcchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Bellowsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Bellowsville ...

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

  • Franklin Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin Park is located in Allegheny County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,883 people
  • East Liverpool
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Economy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Economy is located in Beaver County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,022 people
  • Aliquippa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Beaver Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellwood City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Ambridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West View
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • McKees Rocks
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellowsville ...

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

Adding Bellowsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellowsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bellowsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bellowsville post office opened in 1874. The Bellowsville post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellowsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Beaver, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellowsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/