Welcome to Ding Dong ...Ding Dong is located Ding Dong is located in Bell County<1>. The origin (or the toponymy) of Ding Dong: The story goes that the town was named after Zulis Bell and Bert Bell, early settlers in the area who owned the country store. The sign on their store had two bells painted on it, with the initials of the Bell brothers within the bells. One bell was labelled 'Ding' and the other 'Dong'. The name stuck. Ding Dong is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ding Dong lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ding Dong: 254 The ZIP code for Ding Dong: 76542<3> Junior League: www.jlbellco.org/ We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ding Dong. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ding Dong. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ding Dong. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ding Dong. 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 Ding Dong. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ding Dong. See our Newspapers Page for Ding Dong. Looking for more information about Ding Dong? 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 Ding Dong, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ding Dong. |