Welcome to Bell ...

The town of Bell is located in Gilchrist County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bell has a population of 501 people<2> (see below for details).

Bell is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Bell: (352)

The ZIP code for Bell: 32619<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bell had an population of 501 people. This is an increase of 9.87% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 43.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bell had a population of 456 people. This makes Bell the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 456 people, the population of Bell increased 30.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 349 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bell.

Communities Also Named Bell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Bell - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, California, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan (2), Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Oregon and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell.

Communities near Bell ...

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

• Newberry
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <5>
• High Springs
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Springs
  • High Springs is located in Alachua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Springs <5>
• Chiefland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiefland
  • Chiefland is located in Levy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chiefland <5>
• Trenton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Cross City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross City
  • Cross City is located in Dixie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,741 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross City <5>
• Fanning Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Springs
  • Fanning Springs is located in Gilchrist County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanning Springs <5>
• Branford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branford
  • Branford is located in Suwannee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branford <5>
• Fort White
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort White
  • Fort White is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort White <5>
• Little Lake City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
  • Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
• Waters Lake
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
  • Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist 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 Bell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bell ...

Looking for more information about Bell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Bell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bell.

Adding Bell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bell 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 Bell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bell post office opened in 1897.

We also found Bell on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gilchrist County: www.gilchrist.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/