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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bell View. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bell View to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bell View, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bell View (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bell View. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Bell View ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bell View: Bell Vw.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bell View. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell View.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bell View is historic, it would have been located within present day Camden County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.
Below are the counties that are near Bell View. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell View:
- Camden County (The home county of Bell View)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Harrietts Bluff Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- London Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- London Hill is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
- Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
- Hickory Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kingsland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scotchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scotchville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
- Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
- Dungeness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dungeness is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dungeness
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Brantley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Waynesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Popwellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Popwellville is located in Brantley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
- Charlton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Woodstock ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Woodstock is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
- Folkston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winokur
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Winokur is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
- Homeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Homeland is located in Charlton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
- Glynn County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- King City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- King City is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- Kings Terrace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Terrace is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 679 people
- Saint Simons
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
- Blythe Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
- Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
- Jewtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jewtown is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
- Saint Simon Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Simon Mills is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simon Mills
- Population from the 2010 Census: 12,743 people
- Saint Simons Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dock Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Epworth Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Epworth Acres is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 480 people
- Country Club Estates
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Glynco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sea Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- McIntosh County
- Darien
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nassau County (FL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Fernandina Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Yulee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Amelia City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Amelia City is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amelia City
- Boulogne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilliard
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell View, see our County-by-County Page for Bell View.
Cemeteries Near Bell View ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell View.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bell View - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell View covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Honey Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Black Hammock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ceylon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ella Park Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stafford Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Horse Stamp Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (88 more) ...
- DuBignon Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Kingsland Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bell View in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell View.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell View, with the one closest to Bell View listed first.
- Ella Park ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ella Park is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
- Saint Marys
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fancy Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
- Brunswick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crandall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crandall is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
- Tompkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tompkins is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
- Dock Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
- Tarboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Tarboro is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
- Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Chester is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Kings Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
- Evergreen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Jamaica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jamaica is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
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- Italia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Italia is located in Nassau County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italia
- Evelyn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Evelyn is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Pennick
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Pennick is located in Glynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennick
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell View. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell View.
Newspapers Published in Bell View ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 35 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell View.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell View, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell View.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bell View:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Camden County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Brantley County
- Charlton County
- Glynn County
- McIntosh County
- Nassau County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bell View, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |