Bellvale is a populated place in
San Mateo County, located at . The small community is on
Highway 84 (La Honda Road) between
San Gregorio and
La Honda
La Honda (Spanish for "The Sling") is a census-designated place (CDP) in southern San Mateo County, California, United States. The population was 979 at the 2020 census. It is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains between the Santa Clara Valley an ...
, at 240 feet above sea level.
Bellvale was named for the Bell family, who settled in the area in the mid-nineteenth century. James Bell paid for construction of a schoolhouse in 1869, which served children from nearby La Honda.
Although Bellvale once had a post office, the community is now only sparsely settled with homes and farms.
The Bellvale post office, located 2.25 miles west of La Honda, opened in 1897 and was discontinued in 1922.
U.S. Geological Survey maps show oil wells in the area, tapping a relatively small pool of petroleum that was first identified in the nineteenth century.
References
Populated coastal places in California
Unincorporated communities in San Mateo County, California
Unincorporated communities in California
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