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We invite you to visit the beautiful small town of Bellville, Ohio, nestled in the Clear Fork Valley, leading into the rolling hills of Mohican State Park and Amish Country.
The CLEAR FORK, a trout stream, winds through the village, as does a portion of the B&O Bike Trail.Other outdoor activities and sports include two golf courses within corporation limits, numerous campgrounds, two ski areas, a canoe livery and two lakes for boating and fishing. All within easy driving distance!
Bellville's landmark bandstand, built in 1879, along with well-kept Victorian brick storefronts in the business block, and charming vintage homes close by all atest to the town's devotion to its history and traditions..
Many ANTIQUE SHOPS located in Bellville, all within walking distance of each other, joining gifts and textile shops, barber and beauty shops, a drug store, a hardware store, a grocery store, a furniture store and six places to eat.
Add to this a downtown medical complex, a library, a post office and two banks, and you'll see why this small, traditional town of 1,800 attracts visitors and residents who yearn for a place where people still walk to stores and businesses, greeting and visiting with their neighbors along the way..
On major holidays, parades pass by, led by the color guards from our veterans posts. The weekend after July 4th, a Street Mart surrounds the bandstand and extends up and down Main Street. Bellville's World's Fair arrives the second week after Labor Day. The four-day street fair with agricultural displays, carnival rides and lots of great food has been a homecoming for many generations for over 150 years.
A Yule Log Lighting at the bandstand on the first Thursday in December is the traditional start of the Christmas holiday season in Bellville. .
While proud of its old-fashioned atmosphere, the village is conveniently linked to the outside world Just 3 miles southeast on ohio 97 from interstate 71's Exit 166 and five miles south on Ohio 13 from I-71's Exit 169.
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