There are a couple of stories on how this town’s name originated.  One theory suggests that one of the original residents, George Reeves, was asked just what he thought the town should be named. George reportedly replied, "I don't care, you can name it Hell if you want to."  The second theory suggests that since the area is lower and swampy and in the olden days it was…

  …“hell” to cross the rivers in the area.

People show up every year to Hell’s post office to have Hell postmarked on their tax return.