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History · Bell Arthur

Bell Arthur’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

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.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 466 to 477 (+2%). Half of its homes were built before 1995.

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

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people close to Bell Arthur

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Jaime PresslyJaime PresslyKinston · 22 miBrandon IngramBrandon IngramKinston · 22 miJerry StackhouseJerry StackhouseKinston · 22 miMaceo ParkerMaceo ParkerKinston · 22 miLee NorrisLee NorrisGreenville · 8 miCedric MaxwellCedric MaxwellKinston · 22 mi
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Bell Arthur, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Bell Arthur is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bell Arthur has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Farmville Historic District in Farmville, 4.1 miles away.

Bell Arthur and the nearest listed places

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Farmville Historic DistrictSpencer Harris HouseH. B. Sugg SchoolRenston Rural Historic DistrictKittrell-Dail HouseGreenwreath

Closest to Bell Arthur

Farmville Historic DistrictFarmville · District4.1miSpencer Harris HouseFalkland · Building4.4miH. B. Sugg SchoolFarmville · Building4.6miRenston Rural Historic DistrictWinterville · District4.9miKittrell-Dail HouseAyden · Building5.6mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Farmville Historic District’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Bell Arthur?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Bell Arthur’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Farmville📜 Falkland📜 Winterville📜 Greenville
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