Bellville, Ohio
[5] McCluer gained ownership of the land and along with Oldfield he built the first cabin in Bellville on what is now known as Ankneytown Road.[5] Even though they were the first settlers to the town and McCluer owned the land, Robert Bell was the actual founder of the village.[5] Before the post office was built, those who lived in the village had to travel a long distance just to send a letter.[5] The first school started in Bellville shortly after McCluer settled on the land in his own cabin in 1818.[5] At this time school was still limited to boys who had to travel long distances just to get there.By 1857 a working school started where the Clear Fork Elementary buildings are now.An electric plant started near the current bike trail and flour mill on route 97.The year 1877 marked the construction of the town hall and was a place for meetings and those who needed to be jailed.32.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.Bellville is located within the Clear Fork Valley Local School District.
VillageCountryCountyRichlandTime zoneEastern (EST)ZIP codeArea codeFIPS codeRichland CountyU.S. stateMansfield, OhioMetropolitan Statistical Area2020 censusClear Fork of the Mohican RiverUnited States Census Bureaucensuspopulation densityAfrican AmericanNative Americanother racesHispanicLatinomarried couplesper capita incomepoverty lineClear Fork Valley Local School DistrictClear Fork High SchoolDuncan Spears CasperLevi H. DowlingThe Aquarian Gospel of Jesus the ChristFrancis Celeste Le BlondOhio's 5th congressional districtJohn W. LeedyGovernor of KansasDeLormeRichland County, OhioCounty seatMansfieldCitiesGalionOntarioShelbyVillagesButlerCrestlineLexingtonPlymouthShilohTownshipsBlooming GroveFranklinJacksonJeffersonMadisonMifflinMonroeSanduskySharonSpringfieldWashingtonWellerWorthingtonLincoln HeightsRoselandUnincorporatedcommunitiesBangorvilleBethlehemGangesOlivesburgGhost townsNewvilleWinchester