RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Vermont >> Windham County >> Bellows FallsIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Vermont


The Commemorative Quarter for Vermont







Welcome to Bellows Falls ...

The village of Bellows Falls is located in Windham County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellows Falls, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1801.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bellows Falls has a population of 2,966 people<3> (see below for details).

Bellows Falls is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Bellows Falls is within the boundaries of the (802) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bellows Falls had an population of 2,966 people. This is a decrease of 5.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.29% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bellows Falls had a population of 3,148 people (or 7.07% of the total population of Windham County). This makes Bellows Falls the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Bellows Falls represents 0.5% of the total population of Vermont (which has 625,741 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,148 people, the population of Bellows Falls has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,165 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Bellows Falls.

Communities near Bellows Falls ...

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

  • Keene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
    • Keene is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <5>
  • Claremont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
    • Claremont is located in Sullivan County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,944 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <5>
  • Springfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,875 people
  • Swanzey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanzey
    • Swanzey is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,271 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swanzey <5>
  • Charlestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Walpole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walpole
    • Walpole is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walpole <5>
  • Chesterfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Cheshire County (NH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <5>
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Westminster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Weathersfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weathersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathersfield
    • Weathersfield is located in Windsor County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,727 people

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellows Falls. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Bellows Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellows Falls ...

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

Adding Bellows Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellows Falls 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 Bellows Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Bellows Falls post office opened in 1801.

We also found Bellows Falls in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellows Falls.

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

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Vermont's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bellows Falls.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellows Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024