Bellville, Belle of the Bluebonnet Country, is the County Seat of Austin County, Texas. It's close in proximity to Houston and Bryan/College Station, but noted for typifying the small town country life.

Founded in 1848 and incorporated in 1927, Bellville enjoys a population of approximately 3,800 residents. This desirable location is about 60 miles west of Houston, 13 miles north of Interstate Highway 10 & 18 miles south of Texas Highway 290. At an elevation of 275 feet above sea level, Bellville stands in timeless harmony with its green rolling hills and spectacular wildflower displays from early spring through late summer. Initially settled by Thomas and James Bell, who immigrated from Florida in 1822 as some of Stephen F. Austin's earliest settlers. They donated over 145 acres to Austin County and Bellville was named for them. Churches, a log cabin, and a wooden courthouse were the first public structures in Bellville. Most of the residents were farmers, and the town grew slowly until the coming of the Santa Fe Railroad in 1880, when the population rose from 300 people to 1,000 residents within three years.

Bellville's population is served by an aldermanic form of government and city owned and operated utilities.

Invest in The Bellville Chamber of Commerce:

Most Chamber members are small business people who know the Chamber will work as a catalyst for the future of the community. As a Chamber member you have access to many resources designed to answer the needs of a small business. The Chamber serves as liaison for your business with both new and potential residents, and with those who already live in the area. Through your business' listing on the Chamber website, your name is there for anyone searching for information about the area; and when inquiries are made Chamber members are the first businesses talked about or referred to....A SOUND INVESTMENT.

The Bellville Chamber of Commerce has proven itself to be the single most effective organization committed to helping solve today's complex business and community problems. As a business person, your stake in the community can best be safeguarded by working in harmony with others through the Chamber....WE ARE YOUR CHAMBER.

The work of the Chamber is financed by its membership. The investment you make in your Chamber, both in time and money is what makes the Chamber thrive.

The Chamber of Commerce functions through the work of committees within the organization who are led by a multi-talented and diverse Board of Directors. Officers, Directors, and Committee Members serve voluntarily. The Executive Director of the Chamber, Carolyn Gibson and Chamber Secretary Tammy Hall, are the only paid employees. They devote their time and energies promoting Chamber Members, Bellville, and Austin County to Texas, the US, and the world.

Unlimited money, planning, good intentions, and guidance are useless unless the Chamber membership is willing to work actively on committees, along with the Directors and Administrators, to get the job done.

The goal of the Chamber is to improve the economic welfare of our community and to create more dollars for more people. The Chamber is a "service" business, providing an avenue by which local citizens are able to actively work for the progress of our community and town.

In all of these functions, the Bellville Chamber of Commerce is serving as your partner, and a partner to every business, professional, and citizen in our area.

Any citizen who is interested in the betterment of Bellville is eligible to be a member of the Bellville Chamber of Commerce. Our dues are structured to allow even the smallest business or private citizen to be a member, and all are encouraged to join.