Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Bel Forest in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Bel Forest. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Bel Forest listed first.
- Vale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vale is also located in Harford County
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- Watervale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Watervale is also located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervale
- Bel Air
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bel Air is also located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
- Former names for Bel Air:
- Belle Air
- Belle Aire
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- Bynum
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bynum is also located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Fallston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wimbledon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wimbledon is also located in Harford County
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- Benson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Benson is also located in Harford County
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- High Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- High Point is also located in Harford County
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- Wilna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilna is also located in Harford County
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- Fountain Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fountain Green is also located in Harford County
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- Hickory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory is also located in Harford County
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- Forest Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasantville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pleasantville is also located in Harford County
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- Reckford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reckford is located in Baltimore County
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- Sharon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sharon is also located in Harford County
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- Emmorton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Emmorton is also located in Harford County
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- Coopstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coopstown is also located in Harford County
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- Upper Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Upper Crossroads is also located in Harford County
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- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jerusalem Mills is located in Baltimore County
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- Singer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Singer is also located in Harford County
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- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hill is also located in Harford County
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- Ferncliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff is also located in Harford County
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- Kingsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklinville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklinville is located in Baltimore County
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- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton is also located in Harford County
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- Chrome Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chrome Hill is also located in Harford County
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- Creswell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Creswell is also located in Harford County
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- Calvary
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvary is also located in Harford County
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- Thomas Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Run is also located in Harford County
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- Kalmia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kalmia is also located in Harford County
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- Allibone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Allibone was located in Harford County
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- Jarrettsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace is also located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
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 Bel Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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