The town of Bell anchors this Gilchrist County landscape, situated near the intersection of CR-340 and Rodeo Ave. The surrounding area is characterized by a high density of named ponds and low-lying prairies, which dictate the sparse, grid-like road network. To the east and north of the main settlement lie the localities of Harvard and Williford, while the remote Mount Horeb Cem serves as a significant genealogical marker near Cow Cr. Numerous water bodies such as Sevenmile Lake, Half Moon Pond, and Bone Pond dot the terrain, interspersed with distinctive local features like Smiths Prairie and Poley Cow Pen. The infrastructure is largely composed of unpaved and secondary routes, including E Railroad Ave, indicating a rural character shaped by both natural drainage patterns and the historic rail alignment that once passed through Bell.
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1954 · Gainesville
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · Gainesville
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1959 · Gainesville
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1968 · Waters Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1968 · Fourmile Lake
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1968 · Branford
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1968 · Hatchbend
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1968 · Hildreth
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1968 · Wannee
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1968 · Bell
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