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Welcome to Bel Aire Heights ...

Bel Aire Heights is located in Franklin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bel Aire Heights: Bel Aire Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Bel Aire Heights is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bel Aire Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Bel Aire Heights (for example, toward Signal Terrace), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Bel Aire Heights: 931

Websites for Bel Aire Heights ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.franklincountychamber.com/

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

Communities near Bel Aire Heights ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bel Aire Heights.

  • Tullahoma
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Lynchburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gattistown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Gattistown is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattistown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,158 people
  • Sewanee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Southgate Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Southgate Park is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,284 people
  • Estill Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cowan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <3>
  • Monteagle
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ruthledge Ford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ruthledge Ford is located in Coffee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthledge Ford
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,116 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bel Aire Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bel Aire Heights - 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.