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Welcome to Bell Place Windmill ...

Bell Place Windmill is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Bell Place Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bell Place Windmill: Bell Pl. Windmill (or less commonly used: Bell Plc. Windmill)

Bell Place Windmill is 4,450 feet [1,356 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Bell Place Windmill is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bell Place Windmill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Bell Place Windmill: 432

Communities near Bell Place Windmill ...

We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Bell Place Windmill.

  • Fort Holland ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Fort Holland is located in Presidio County
    • Fort Holland has also been known as:
    • Camp Holland
  • Chispa ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chispa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chispa
    • Chispa is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Ryan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ryan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
    • Ryan is located in Presidio County
  • Lobo ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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    • Lobo is located in Culberson County
  • Porvenir ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porvenir have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porvenir
    • Porvenir is located in Presidio County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bell Place Windmill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell Place Windmill.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell Place Windmill ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Jeff Davis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bell Place Windmill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>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.