Bell, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Gainesville. It is located about 31 miles [49 km] to the east of Bell and has a population of 95,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lake City. It is located about 32 miles [51 km] to the northeast of Bell and has a population of 9,980 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Archer	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,374	6.59% increase
	Chiefland	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	2,133	7.02% increase
	Cross City	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,819	2.48% increase
	Hawthorne	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,553	9.75% increase
	High Springs	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Keystone Heights	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	1,494	10.75% increase
	Lake Butler	NE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,942	0.78% increase
	Live Oak	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,215	11.34% increase
	Mayo	NW	27 mi [43.45 km]	1,028	4.05% increase
	Newberry	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Perry	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,785	0.91% decrease
	Starke	E	46 mi [74 km]	5,972	6.78% increase
	Trenton	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,862	15.15% increase
	Williston	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	2,918	27.04% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andrews	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Branford	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	768	10.5% increase
	Bronson	SE	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,059	9.85% increase
	Brooker	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	373	5.97% increase
	East Bronson	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Fanning Springs	S	12 mi [19.31 km]	829	12.48% increase
	Five Points	NE	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Fort White	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	483	18.09% increase
	La Crosse	E	29 mi [46.67 km]	279	95.1% increase
	Little Lake City	N	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Manatee Road	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Old Town	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Otter Creek	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	129	6.61% increase
	Steward City	W	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Worthington Springs	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	193	---

Gilchrist County

Bell is located in Gilchrist County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gilchrist: Alachua, Columbia, Dixie, Lafayette and Levy.

While not sharing a border with Gilchrist, the following counties are close to Bell: Suwannee, Union and Taylor.

Below are counties that are near Bell (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Bell:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Bell
	Alachua County	E	Buda	14 miles [22 km]
	Bradford County	E	Brooker	32 miles [51 km]
	Columbia County	NE	Hollingsworth Bluff	10 miles [16 km]
	Dixie County	W	Fletcher	7 miles [11 km]
	Lafayette County	NW	Hatchbend	7 miles [11 km]
	Levy County	S	Andrews	15 miles [24 km]
	Suwannee County	N	Sandy Point	10 miles [16 km]
	Taylor County	W	Clara	27 miles [43 km]
	Union County	NE	Providence	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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