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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Bell Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bell Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Bell Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Bell Center: Bell Ctr. (or less commonly used: Bell Cen., Bell Cent. or Bell Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Bell Center is located in Crawford County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Bell Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Center:

  • Crawford County     (The home county of Bell Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gays Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
      • Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
    • Mount Sterling
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
      • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Soldiers Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
      • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
    • Steuben
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Towerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Rising Sun
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Boydtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Eastman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eastman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
      • Eastman is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
    • Ferryville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
      • Ferryville is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Freeman
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
      • Freeman is located in Crawford County
    • Wauzeka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauzeka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
      • Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • De Soto
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Boscobel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
    • Woodman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
      • Woodman is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Blue River
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
      • Blue River is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Millville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Muscoda
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
      • Muscoda is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
    • Mount Hope
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
      • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Mount Ida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Ida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
      • Mount Ida is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mount Ida
      • From Bell Center to Mount Ida
    • Fennimore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Patch Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patch Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
      • Patch Grove is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Preston. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grant County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Preston
      • From Bell Center to Preston
    • Stitzer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bloomington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
    • Wyalusing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Iowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Avoca
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
    • Centreville ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centreville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
      • Centreville is located in Iowa County
      • Former name for Centreville:
      • Dry Bone
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Centreville
      • From Bell Center to Centreville
    • Highland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Iowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
  • Richland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Westport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Richland County
    • Boaz
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boaz have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
      • Boaz is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
    • Sabin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
      • Sabin is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sabin
      • From Bell Center to Sabin
    • Viola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
    • Balmoral
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Balmoral. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
      • Balmoral is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Balmoral
      • From Bell Center to Balmoral
    • Gillingham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Richland Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Bloom City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Aubrey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Sextonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hub City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
      • Hub City is located in Richland County
    • Yuba
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Richland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
    • Ithaca
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ithaca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
      • Ithaca is located in Richland County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ithaca
      • From Bell Center to Ithaca
  • Vernon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Readstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Fargo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fargo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fargo
      • From Bell Center to Fargo
    • Liberty Pole
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Vernon County
    • Retreat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Viroqua
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viroqua have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
      • Viroqua is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
    • Purdy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Purdy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
      • Purdy is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Purdy
      • From Bell Center to Purdy
    • La Farge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
      • Newton is located in Vernon County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Newton
      • From Bell Center to Newton
    • Westby
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Chaseburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Genoa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Coon Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Allamakee County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Harpers Ferry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Waukon Junction
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lansing
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
      • Lansing is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
    • Dalby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Waterville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
      • Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
    • Ion
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
      • Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Ion
      • From Bell Center to Ion
    • Elon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
      • Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Elon
      • From Bell Center to Elon
    • New Albin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Volney
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Lycurgus
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lycurgus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
      • Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lycurgus
      • From Bell Center to Lycurgus
  • Clayton County (IA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.
    • Marquette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • McGregor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
      • McGregor is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McGregor <3>
    • Watson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Watson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Watson
      • From Bell Center to Watson
    • Beulah
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beulah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Clayton County (IA)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Beulah
      • From Bell Center to Beulah

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Center, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Center.

Cemeteries Near Bell Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.

  • Bell Center Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crow Hollow Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Hollow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gays Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gays Mills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gays Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whiteaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whiteaker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whiteaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haney Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnum Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haney Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haney Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haney Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Graves Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graves Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Phillips Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Phillips Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Phillips Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Yankeetown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yankeetown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yankeetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bell Center had a population of 105 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Bell Center had a population of 114 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Center, with the one closest to Bell Center listed first.

  • Mount Sterling
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
    • Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Seneca
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Seneca is located in Crawford County
  • Steuben
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Soldiers Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
    • Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
  • Towerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • North Clayton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Clayton
    • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
  • Excelsior
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Excelsior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
    • Excelsior is located in Richland County
  • Rising Sun
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Folsom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folsom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
    • Folsom is located in Vernon County
  • Westport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Richland County
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Richland County
  • Sugar Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
    • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
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    • Readstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
      • Readstown is located in Vernon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Boydtown
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Boscobel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boscobel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
      • Boscobel is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Center.

Newspapers Published in Bell Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 141 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Center, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bell Center:

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

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bell Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2915, Longitude: -90.8264       In this case, the coordinates for Bell Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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