Our Genealogy Helper
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 Lake (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 Lake. 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 Lake ...
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 Lake: Bells Lk.
- While the name of this community is Bells Lake, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bells Lake may originally have been Bell's Lake.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bells Lake might be written as Bell Lake.
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 hospitals 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.
Bells Lake is located in Gloucester 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 Gloucester County: New Castle (DE), Atlantic, Camden, Cumberland, Salem, Delaware (PA) & Philadelphia (PA).
Below are the counties that are near Bells Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bells Lake:
- Gloucester County (The home county of Bells Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Turnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
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- Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Garden City is located in Gloucester County
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- Downer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
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- Buckingham Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Buckingham Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
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- Almonesson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County
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- Cooper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County
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- Wenonah
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wenonah is located in Gloucester County
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- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
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- Sewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Gloucester County
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- Oak Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County
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- Westcotville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County
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- Centre City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Centre City is located in Gloucester County
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- Atlantic County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
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- Hammonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Da Costa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
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- Nesco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Nesco is located in Atlantic County
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- Gigantic City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gigantic City is located in Atlantic County
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- Mizpah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mizpah is located in Atlantic County
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- Weymouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weymouth is located in Atlantic County
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- Sweetwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Atlantic County
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- Milmay
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Milmay is located in Atlantic County
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- Egg Harbor City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- Mays Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
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- Weekstown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weekstown is located in Atlantic County
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- Dorothy
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dorothy is located in Atlantic County
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- Burlington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Marlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County
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- Greentree Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County
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- Heritage Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County
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- Ramblewood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County
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- Dellette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Dellette is located in Burlington County
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- Maple Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County
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- Oakwood Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County
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- Atsion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Atsion is located in Burlington County
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- Cinnaminson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County
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- Riverton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Fox Chase
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Chase is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moores Mill is located in Burlington County
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- Moores Mill has also been known as:
- Moores Meadows
- Hainesport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County
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- Camden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
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- Sicklerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
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- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Camden County
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- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
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- Laurel Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Springs is located in Camden County
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- Overbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Overbrook is located in Camden County
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- Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
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- Tansboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tansboro is located in Camden County
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- Glendora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glendora is located in Camden County
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- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florence is located in Camden County
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- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Camden County
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- Echelon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echelon is located in Camden County
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- Atco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Atco is located in Camden County
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- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Pleasantville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County
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- Vineland
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Rosenhayn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County
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- Beals Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County
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- Seabrook Farms
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County
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- West Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County
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- South Vineland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- South Vineland is located in Cumberland County
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- Bridgeton Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
- Bridgeton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
- Roadstown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County
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- Cumberland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
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- Fairton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County
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- Salem County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Whig Lane
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County
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- Olivet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Olivet is located in Salem County
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- Six Points
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Six Points is located in Salem County
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- Alliance
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alliance is located in Salem County
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- Shirley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley is located in Salem County
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- Norma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norma is located in Salem County
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- Aldine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aldine is located in Salem County
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- Auburn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Auburn is located in Salem County
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- Portertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Portertown is located in Salem County
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- Friesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County
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- Riddleton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County
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- Alloway
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Alloway is located in Salem County
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- Acton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Analine Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Aniline Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Carpenter
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Claymont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Oak
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- White Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Whites Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Arden
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
- Ardencroft
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Ardentown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Bellefonte
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Edgemoor
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Allegheny County (PA)
- Overbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County (PA)
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- Bucks County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Wood Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Croydon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Newportville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Winder Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Winder Village is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Bristol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hulmeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- County Line
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Penndel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Edgely
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edgely is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Churchville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Langhorne Manor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Langhorne Manor is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,422 people
- Neshaminy ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Neshaminy is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Tullytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tullytown is located in Bucks County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
- Chester County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Strafford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Whitehorse
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Berwyn
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Devon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lane Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Leopard
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Brookfield
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Brookfield is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Coventry Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coventry Village is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Duffryn Mawr
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Green Tree
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Paoli
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Birmingham is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Norway
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Norway is located in Chester County (PA)
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- Delaware County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Colwyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Darby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <2>
- Folcroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sharon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Westinghouse Village is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Baldwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baldwin is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Collingdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenolden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Prospect Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Darby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <2>
- Aldan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- Indiana County (PA)
- Ernest
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County (PA)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Montgomery County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Bala - Cynwyd
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cynwyd
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Narberth
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ashmead Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Cheltenham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryers
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ryers is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Ardmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County (PA)
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- Elkins Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Rockledge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Jenkintown
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bryn Mawr
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Queen Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Old City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Southwest Center City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Bartram Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- University City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Port Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Frankford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Frankford is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Tacony
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Tacony is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Wissinoming
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Wissinoming is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
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- Oxford Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oxford Village is located in Philadelphia County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Village
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bells Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Bells Lake.
Cemeteries Near Bells Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bells Lake.
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 Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bells Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Lakeland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hillcrest Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Manahath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Perce Family Burial Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Josephs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gate of Heaven Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Berlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Albertson Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (280 more) ...
- Wenonah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenonah Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wenonah Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Wenonah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #100293 <3>
- Mantua Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Norris Street Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bells Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bells Lake, with the one closest to Bells Lake listed first.
- Turnersville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Grenloch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grenloch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenloch
- Blackwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Hurffville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hurffville is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurffville
- Hilltop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Downer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Downer is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer
- Robanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Robanna is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robanna
- Blenheim
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blenheim is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Sicklerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sicklerville is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
- Salina
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salina is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
- Williamstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Williamstown is located in Gloucester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Andrews
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Penbryn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Penbryn is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penbryn
- Albion
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Albion is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bells Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bells Lake.
Newspapers Published in Bells Lake ...
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 16 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bells Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bells Lake, there are papers which were published within 8 miles [12.9 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bells Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bells Lake:
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Pages specific to Gloucester County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- New Castle County
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Montgomery County
- Philadelphia 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 Lake, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bells Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |