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History · Bell Arthur

Bell Arthur’s post office opened in 1915

Most of Bell Arthur was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1904 on.

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How Bell Arthur began

When was Bell Arthur founded?

1915

The Bell Arthur post office opened in 1915, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 477111 years
Founding year: the first Bell Arthur post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Bell Arthur’s past

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The story so far

Bell Arthur, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bell Arthur yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bell Arthur (also known as Bellarthur) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Pitt County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bell Arthur had a population of 477. Bell Arthur has a post office with ZIP code 27811.

Its first post office opened in 1915. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 466 to 477 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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On the map

Bell Arthur on the map, 1904 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bell Arthur. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bell Arthur on the 1904 USGS mapBell Arthur on the 1981 USGS map1904Falkland sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bell Arthur.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bell Arthur

Nobody well known was born in Bell Arthur itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jaime PresslyAmerican actress, model, and producer · b. 1977
Brandon IngramAmerican basketball player · b. 1997
Jerry StackhouseAmerican basketball player · b. 1974
Maceo ParkerAmerican saxophonist and composer · b. 1943
Lee NorrisAmerican actor · b. 1981
Cedric MaxwellAmerican basketball player · b. 1955

Questions about Bell Arthur’s history

What year was Bell Arthur founded?

The Bell Arthur post office opened in 1915, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.