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Welcome to Bellmead ...

The city of Bellmead is located

Bellmead is located in McLennan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellmead, you might consider that their post office opened in 1937.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellmead has a population of 10,815 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Bellmead is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Bellmead: 254

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellmead had an population of 10,815 people. This is an increase of 9.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 17.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellmead had a population of 9,901 people. This makes Bellmead the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bellmead represents 0.04% of the population of Texas (which has 25,145,561 people), making it the state's 218th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,901 people, the population of Bellmead increased 7.46% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,214 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bellmead.

Communities near Bellmead ...

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

  • Hewitt
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hewitt is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hewitt <4>
  • Robinson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Woodway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • West is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
  • Mart
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Mart is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mart
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mart <4>
  • Beverly Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Beverly Hills is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,980 people
  • Gholson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Gholson is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gholson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,127 people
  • Riesel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Golinda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Golinda is located in Falls County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golinda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Hallsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Hallsburg is located in McLennan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 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 Bellmead. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellmead.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellmead ...

Looking for more information about Bellmead? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bellmead, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bellmead.

Adding Bellmead to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellmead in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bellmead was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Bellmead post office opened in 1937. The Bellmead post office closed in 1946.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellmead.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including McLennan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bellmead.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellmead - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/