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Introduction ...
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 Bells Crossing (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 Bells Crossing. 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 Bells Crossing ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Bells Crossing: Bells Xing.
- While the name of this community is Bells Crossing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bells Crossing may originally have been Bell's Crossing.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bells Crossing might be written as Bell Crossing.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bells Crossing. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bells Crossing.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bells Crossing is located in Hunterdon County.
To see how the shape of New Jersey's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hunterdon County: Mercer, Morris, Somerset, Warren & Bucks (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bells Crossing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bells Crossing:
- Hunterdon County (The home county of Bells Crossing)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- New Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mariannes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mariannes Corner is located in Hunterdon County
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- Readingsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Readingsburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Hoffmans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hoffmans is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Jutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- West Portal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
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- Pattenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County
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- Farmersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Farmersville is located in Hunterdon County
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- Allerton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allerton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Mercer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Mount Rose
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Rose is located in Mercer County
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- Bear Tavern
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bear Tavern is located in Mercer County
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- Titusville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Titusville is located in Mercer County
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- Lawrenceville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Lawrenceville is located in Mercer County
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- Somerset
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Somerset is located in Mercer County
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- Ewing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ewing is located in Mercer County
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- Middlesex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Piscataway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Piscataway is located in Middlesex County
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- Samptown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Samptown is located in Middlesex County
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- Franklin Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kendall Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kendall Park is located in Middlesex County
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- Kingston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston is located in Middlesex County
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- Randolphville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
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- Society Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
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- Heathcote
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heathcote is located in Middlesex County
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- New Brunswick
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
- Berdines Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berdines Corners is located in Middlesex County
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- Edison
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
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- Lindenau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lindenau is located in Middlesex County
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- Morris County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Crestmoore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crestmoore is located in Morris County
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- Long Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Valley is located in Morris County
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- Hacklebarney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hacklebarney is located in Morris County
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- Naughright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Naughright is located in Morris County
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- Budd Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Budd Lake is located in Morris County
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- Succasunna
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Succasunna is located in Morris County
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- Brookside
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Brookside is located in Morris County
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- Mine Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mine Hill is located in Morris County
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- Millbrook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millbrook is located in Morris County
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- Dover
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dover is located in Morris County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,619 people
- Green Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Village is located in Morris County
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- Hilltown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltown is located in Morris County
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- Somerset County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gladstone is located in Somerset County
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- Bedminster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bedminster is located in Somerset County
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- North Branch Depot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch Depot is located in Somerset County
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- Woodfern
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodfern is located in Somerset County
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- Somerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Somerset County
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- Finderne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finderne is located in Somerset County
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- Bound Brook
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bound Brook is located in Somerset County
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- Harlingen
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Harlingen is located in Somerset County
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- Skillman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Skillman is located in Somerset County
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- Smalleytown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Smalleytown is located in Somerset County
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- Blackwells Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwells Mills is located in Somerset County
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- Middlebush
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Middlebush is located in Somerset County
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- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Waterloo Village ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Waterloo Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Village
- Waterloo Village has also been known as:
- Waterloo
- Tranquility
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tranquility is located in Sussex County
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- Brighton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton is located in Sussex County
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- Hopatcong Hills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hopatcong Hills is located in Sussex County
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- Hardwick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County
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- Middleville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County
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- Newton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Sussex County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,977 people
- Lake Mohawk
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Mohawk is located in Sussex County
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- Swartswood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Swartswood is located in Sussex County
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- Sparta
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sparta is located in Sussex County
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- Washingtonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Washingtonville is located in Sussex County
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- Balesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Balesville is located in Sussex County
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- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Benders Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Benders Corner is located in Union County
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- Berkeley Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Berkeley Heights is located in Union County
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- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,011 people
- Feltville ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Feltville is located in Union County
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- Scotch Plains
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Scotch Plains is located in Union County
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- Summit
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in Union County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,812 people
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
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- Brass Castle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brass Castle is located in Warren County
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- Karrsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Karrsville is located in Warren County
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- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxford is located in Warren County
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- Montana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Montana is located in Warren County
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- Stewartsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County
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- Beattystown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beattystown is located in Warren County
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- Hazen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hazen is located in Warren County
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- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County
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- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Warren County
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- Hackettstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hackettstown is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,372 people
- Belvidere
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Upper Black Eddy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Uhlerstown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Erwinna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kintnersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Riegelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Durham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Durham is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Ottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tinicum is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Springtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lumberville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Bedminster
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedminster is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Lehigh County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Fountain Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,713 people
- Friedensville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Friedensville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedensville
- Coopersburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rittersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Rittersville is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittersville
- Catasauqua
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Allentown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Coplay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fullerton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fullerton is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Hokendauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- West Catasauqua
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- West Catasauqua is located in Lehigh County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Catasauqua
- Limeport
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Limeport is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Wellington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County (PA)
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- Monroe County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Delaware Water Gap
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stroudsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- East Stroudsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coolbaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Coolbaugh is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Shoemakers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Shoemakers is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Rossland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Bushkill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Brodheadsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County (PA)
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- Gilbert
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeders
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Northampton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Williamsport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Easton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,364 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Easton <2>
- East Bangor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Bangor is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bangor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
- Glendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Glendon is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 357 people
- West Easton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- West Easton is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,247 people
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,784 people
- Zucksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zucksville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zucksville
- Chain Bridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Chain Bridge is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Chain Bridge has also been known as:
- Chain Dam
- Kesslersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Kesslersville is located in Northampton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kesslersville
- Kesslersville has also been known as:
- Alamanda
- Keslers
- Kesslers
- Palmer Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Palmer Heights is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Tatamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tatamy is located in Northampton County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatamy <2>
- Pike County (PA)
- Egypt Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bells Crossing, see our County-by-County Page for Bells Crossing.
Cemeteries Near Bells Crossing ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bells Crossing.
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 Bells Crossing - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bells Crossing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- Fountain Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- St. Anns Catholic Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Spruce Run Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Musconetcong Valley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Norton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton Methodist Episcopal Churchyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mansfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Immaculate Conception Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Creveling Family Burying Ground
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (320 more) ...
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Bethlehem Presbyterian Churchyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.<4>
While we didn't find Bells Crossing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bells Crossing.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bells Crossing, with the one closest to Bells Crossing listed first.
- New Hampton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Changewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Changewater is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Changewater
- Norton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Norton is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Woodglen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Woodglen is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodglen
- Asbury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Asbury is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury
- Anthony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Hunterdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Port Colden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Port Colden is located in Warren County
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- West Portal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County
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- Jutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jutland is located in Hunterdon County
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- Clinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Hunterdon County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,675 people
- Annandale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Annandale is located in Hunterdon County
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- Cokesbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cokesbury is located in Hunterdon County
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- Califon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Califon is located in Hunterdon County
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- Port Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Port Murray is located in Warren County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bells Crossing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bells Crossing.
Newspapers Published in Bells Crossing ...
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 32 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bells Crossing.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bells Crossing, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bells Crossing.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Bells Crossing:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Hunterdon County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Middlesex County
- Morris County
- Somerset County
- Sussex County
- Union County
- Warren County
- Bucks County
- Lehigh County
- Monroe County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for New Jersey
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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> | 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 Bells Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Bells Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |