Map of Bell town, Florida

Bell is a town in Gilchrist County, Florida, United States. The population was 456 at the 2010 census, up from 349 in 2000. It is situated in the northern part of the county. The middle/high school is home to approximately 750 students.

Bell town overview:
Name:	Bell town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Gilchrist County
Incorporated:	c. 1900
Elevation:	69 ft (21 m)
Total Area:	1.64 sq mi (4.24 km²)
Land Area:	1.64 sq mi (4.24 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	518
Population Density:	316.24/sq mi (122.11/km²)
ZIP code:	32619
Area code:	352
FIPS code:	1204975
GNISfeature ID:	0278410
Website:	townofbellflorida.com

Online Interactive Map

Bell online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

The town was founded in the 1890s, named after a beauty contest winner, Bell Fletcher. In the early 1900s, a railway was built, passing through the town on its route between Starke and Wannee. A train depot was built circa 1905, and the restored depot building is now the Town Hall.

On September 18, 2014, a 51-year-old ex-convict, Don Charles Spirit, shot and murdered his daughter Sarah and her six children. He then committed suicide after police officers responded to the scene of the crime.

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Geography

Bell is located at 29°45′16″N 82°51′42″W / 29.75444°N 82.86167°W / 29.75444; -82.86167 (29.754443, –82.861712). U.S. Route 129 is the town’s Main Street; it leads north 18 miles (29 km) to Branford and south 10 miles (16 km) to Trenton, the Gilchrist County seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km), all land.