Welcome to Bellwood ...

The village of Bellwood is located in Butler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellwood has a population of 419 people<3> (see below for details).

Bellwood is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Bellwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Bellwood: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellwood had an population of 419 people. This is a decrease of 3.68% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.05% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellwood had a population of 435 people (which is 5.18% of the total population of Butler County). This makes Bellwood the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Bellwood represents 0.02% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 210th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 435 people, the population of Bellwood decreased 2.47% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 446 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bellwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Bellwood - they are located in Alabama (4), Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ontario (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Bellwood ...

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

• Columbus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Schuyler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuyler
  • Schuyler is located in Colfax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,220 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schuyler <6>
• David City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David City
  • David City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for David City <6>
• Osceola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <6>
• Shelby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
  • Shelby is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelby <6>
• Duncan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <6>
• Rising City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising City
  • Rising City is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rising City <6>
• Platte Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte Center
  • Platte Center is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte Center <6>
• Brainard
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brainard
  • Brainard is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 318 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brainard <6>
• Ulysses
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
  • Ulysses is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulysses <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellwood ...

Looking for more information about Bellwood? 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 Bellwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Bellwood.

Adding Bellwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bellwood post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/