Welcome to Bells Valley ...

Bells Valley is located in Rockbridge County<1>.

The location of Bells Valley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bells Valley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for Bells Valley: Bells Vly. (or less commonly used: Bells Vally. or Bells Vlly.)

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

Bells Valley is 1,510 feet [460 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Bells Valley lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Bells Valley ...

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

• Lexington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Craigsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <4>
• Goshen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Yost
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
  • Yost is located in Bath County
• Marble Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
  • Marble Valley is located in Augusta County
• Newport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Augusta County
• Brownsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
  • Brownsburg is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
• Millboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millboro
  • Millboro is located in Bath County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millboro <4>
• Deerfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Deerfield is located in Augusta County
• Fort Lewis ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lewis
  • Fort Lewis is located in Bath County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bells Valley ...

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

Adding Bells Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bells Valley 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 for Bells Valley was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Bells Valley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bells Valley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bells Valley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/