Welcome to Bellaire (aka 'Bellaire Colonia') ...

Bellaire is located on the South Texas Plains.

Bellaire is located in Hidalgo County<1>.

Bellaire is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Bellaire: 956

The community of Bellaire has also been called Bellaire Colonia.

Communities Also Named Bellaire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Bellaire: This one is located in Hidalgo County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Texas, there are 12 communities that are also named Bellaire - they are located in Arkansas, California, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellaire.

Communities near Bellaire ...

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

• McAllen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • McAllen is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAllen <3>
• Edinburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Edinburg is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edinburg <3>
• Pharr
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pharr is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharr
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pharr <3>
• Harlingen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Harlingen is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlingen
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,176 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harlingen <3>
• San Juan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • San Juan is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Juan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Juan <3>
• Alamo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alamo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo <3>
• Mercedes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mercedes is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercedes
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,598 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercedes <3>
• Donna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Donna is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donna <3>
• Hidalgo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hidalgo is also located in Hidalgo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidalgo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hidalgo <3>
• La Feria
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • La Feria is located in Cameron County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Feria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Feria <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellaire ...

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