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Welcome to Bel Forest ...

Bel Forest is located in Harford County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Bel Forest: Bel Frst.

Bel Forest is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Bel Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bel Forest: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities near Bel Forest ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bel Forest.

  • Aberdeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Havre de Grace
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • New Freedom
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Perryville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stewartstown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Port Deposit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Delta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Delta is located in York County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <4>
  • Fawn Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Coopstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coopstown is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopstown
  • Pleasant Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hills is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bel Forest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bel Forest.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bel Forest. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bel Forest.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bel Forest. See our Newspapers Page for Bel Forest.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bel Forest ...

Looking for more information about Bel Forest? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bel Forest, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bel Forest.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Harford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bel Forest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Bel Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Bel Forest area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.