It is located in Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio.

[1] Bell was a native of Columbiana County, born at the family homestead approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southwest of East Fairfield in Elkrun Township.

In 1877, Bell was elected to a three-year term as a Columbiana County commissioner.

By this time, he had built himself a reputation as a prosperous businessman.

[2]: 144  Beside his farm, Bell supported his family via a simple industrial facility: throughout the 1860s and 1870s, he owned a steam sawmill in Elkrun Township.