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Welcome to Bells Crossroad ...

Bells Crossroad is located in Spotsylvania County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bells Crossroad: Bells Xrd.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Bells Crossroad for more information about variations on the name of Bells Crossroad.

Bells Crossroad is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bells Crossroad lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bells Crossroad: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Bells Crossroad ...

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

  • Orange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Louisa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gordonsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Mineral
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Paytes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
  • Danton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Danton is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
  • Glenora
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
  • Logan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Margo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
  • McHenry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bells Crossroad ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bells Crossroad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Bells Crossroad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Bells Crossroad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.