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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bel Hill. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bel Hill to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bel Hill, 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 Bel Hill (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 Bel Hill. 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.
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 hospitals and 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 Bel Hill is historic, it would have been located within present day Cecil County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cecil County: New Castle (DE), Harford, Kent, Chester (PA) & Lancaster (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bel Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bel Hill:
- Cecil County (The home county of Bel Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Bank ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Elk Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Elkton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windsor Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Windsor Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Village
- Barksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- West Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Creek Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Creek Village
- Winding Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Delancy Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Delancy Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delancy Village
- Marley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Marley Village is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marley Village
- Harford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Havre de Grace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lapidum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lapidum is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapidum
- Webster Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Webster Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster Village
- Conowingo Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Conowingo Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conowingo Village
- Garland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Stafford ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Aberdeen Proving Ground
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bayside Village is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayside Village
- Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Level is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level
- Aberdeen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Glenville is located in Harford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Kent County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Sassafras
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Dogwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Lambson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lambson is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Massey
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Betterton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Still Pond is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Pond
- Kennedyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Coleman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Coleman is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Queen Anne's County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Crumpton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Sudlersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Kent County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Blackiston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Clayton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smyrna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spruance City is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruance City
- Burtonwood Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burtonwood Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burtonwood Village
- Sunnyside Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Village
- Kenton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lakeshore Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Pencader Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pencader Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencader Village
- Brookside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookside is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Newark
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
- Wilson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Keeney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Keeney is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeney
- Windy Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Windy Hills is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Raintree Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Salem Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salem Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
- Woodshade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodshade is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodshade
- Ogletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ogletown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogletown
- Ruthby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthby is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthby
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Bay Side
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Othello
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Beals Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Greenwich
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Roadstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Beckett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Beckett is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckett
- Bridgeport
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Cooper
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cooper is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Avis Mills
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Avis Mills is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avis Mills
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Pennsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsville
- Carneys Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Salem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Salem is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Pointers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Hancocks Bridge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton
- Penton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Quinton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Quinton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
- Canton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Alloway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alloway
- Auburn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Portertown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Strickersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strickersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickersville
- Kemblesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kemblesville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemblesville
- Chrome
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chrome is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrome
- Elkview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elkview is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkview
- Barnsley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Barnsley is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsley
- Avondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jennersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jennersville is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennersville
- New Garden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- New Garden is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden
- West Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell is located in Chester County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Zebleys Corner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zebleys Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebleys Corner
- Creekside Village at Naamans
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Boothwyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Garnet Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Linwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Aston Mills is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aston Mills
- Chester Heights
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Trainer is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,823 people
- Village Green - Green Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lancaster County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Summerhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summerhill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
- Kirks Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirks Mills is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirks Mills
- Oak Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Little Britain
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Little Britain is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Britain
- McSparran
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- McSparran is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSparran
- Ninepoints
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ninepoints is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninepoints
- Furniss
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Furniss is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniss
- Mechanic Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mechanic Grove is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Grove
- Christiana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Benton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Benton is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Smyrna
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Lancaster County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Quarryville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- York County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Slate Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Slate Hill is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Hill
- Delta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Castle Fin is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Fin
- Slab
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slab is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab
- Bryansville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bryansville is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryansville
- Susquehanna Trails
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Susquehanna Trails is located in York County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susquehanna Trails
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bel Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Bel Hill.
Cemeteries Near Bel Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bel Hill.
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 Bel Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bel Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Gilpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gilpin Manor Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elkton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Otts Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boot Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boulden Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pencader Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Griffith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (238 more) ...
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharpes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpes Cemetery
- The Sharpes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sharpes Graveyard
- Sharp's Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81629 <3>
- Newark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Newark Cemetery is located in Newark (DE).
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 Bel Hill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bel Hill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bel Hill, with the one closest to Bel Hill listed first.
- Elkton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bank ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bank is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
- Singerly
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Singerly is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singerly
- Iron Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Iron Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Cherry Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Barksdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Barksdale is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barksdale
- Childs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Childs is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Bacon Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bacon Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacon Hill
- Iron Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iron Hill is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Hill
- Cowentown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cowentown is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowentown
- Leeds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Glasgow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glasgow is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Pleasant Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Eder
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eder is located in Cecil County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eder
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bel Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bel Hill.
Newspapers Published in Bel Hill ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bel Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bel Hill, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bel Hill.
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 Bel Hill:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Cecil County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Harford County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Kent County
- New Castle County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Lancaster County
- York County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Hill, 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> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |