Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bell Road. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bell Road to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bell Road, 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 Bell Road (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 Bell Road. 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 Bell Road ...
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.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bell Road: Bell Rd.
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 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 Bell Road is historic, it would have been located within present day Philadelphia County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Philadelphia County: Burlington (NJ), Camden (NJ), Gloucester (NJ), Bucks, Delaware & Montgomery.
Below are the counties that are near Bell Road. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Road:
- Philadelphia County (The home county of Bell Road)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Bartram Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bartram Village is located in Philadelphia County
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- Southwest Center City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Southwest Center City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southwest Center City
- University City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Philadelphia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Queen Village is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Village
- Old City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Old City is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Germantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Germantown is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
- Manayunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manayunk is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manayunk
- Port Richmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Port Richmond is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Richmond
- Wayne Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wayne Junction is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Junction
- Upsal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Upsal is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upsal
- Lindley Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lindley Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindley Station
- Logan Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Station is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Station
- Allegheny County
- Overbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Overbrook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overbrook
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Chestnut Wood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Warminster Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Warminster Heights is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Heights
- County Line
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- County Line is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Warminster Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warminster Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster Village
- Croydon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Ivyland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Casey Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Casey Village is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey Village
- Churchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchville is located in Bucks County
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- Hartsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hartsville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
- Hulmeville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neshaminy ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Neshaminy is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neshaminy
- Newportville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Newportville is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newportville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Leopard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leopard is located in Chester County
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- Strafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Strafford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Whitehorse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Whitehorse is located in Chester County
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- Berwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Devon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Lane Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Lane Village is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lane Village
- Chesterbrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Duffryn Mawr is located in Chester County
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- Green Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Chester County
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- Paoli
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- General Warren Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
- Malvern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Colwyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Darby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Aldan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Aldan is located in Delaware County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,149 people
- East Lansdowne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lansdowne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Upper Darby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Folcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Collingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Burmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burmont is located in Delaware County
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- Clifton Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lansdowne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenolden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Indiana County
- Ernest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ernest is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Penn Wynne
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Wynne is located in Montgomery County
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- Bala - Cynwyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bala - Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Cynwyd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cynwyd is located in Montgomery County
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- Narberth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Manayunk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- West Manayunk is located in Montgomery County
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- Bryn Mawr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Conshohocken
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ashmead Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashmead Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashmead Village
- Cheltenham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkins Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gulph Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rampart Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rampart Ridge is located in Montgomery County
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- New Castle County (DE)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Analine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Analine Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Analine Village
- Aniline Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aniline Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniline Village
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carpenter is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- White Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- White Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Village
- Whites Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Whites Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Village
- Ardentown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ardentown is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Claymont Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claymont Village is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claymont Village
- Claymont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 436 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arden <2>
- Ardencroft
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ardencroft is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardencroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
- Holly Oak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Oak is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Oak
- Windy Bush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Bush is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush
- Bellefonte
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bellefonte is located in New Castle County (DE)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,166 people
- Atlantic County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Collings Lakes
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County (NJ)
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- Hammonton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hammonton is located in Atlantic County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
- Burlington County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Maple Shade
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maple Shade is located in Burlington County (NJ)
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- Riverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Riverton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
- Cinnaminson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cinnaminson is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnaminson
- Greentree Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greentree Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Ramblewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ramblewood is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramblewood
- Marlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Marlton is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlton
- Riverside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Heritage Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heritage Village is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
- Beverly
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Willingboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willingboro is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingboro
- Oakwood Lakes
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Oakwood Lakes is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Lakes
- Hainesport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hainesport is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesport
- Burlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burlington is located in Burlington County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
- Camden County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Brooklawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklawn is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklawn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,893 people
- Camden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
- Gloucester City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
- Morgan Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Morgan Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Village
- Wood - Lynne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Wood - Lynne is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood - Lynne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
- Ablett Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ablett Village is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ablett Village
- Pennsauken
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pennsauken is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsauken
- Westmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westmont is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westmont
- Glendora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Glendora is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendora
- Cherry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherry Hill is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Golden Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Golden Triangle is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Triangle
- Delair
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Delair is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delair
- Blackwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackwood is located in Camden County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Beals Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Beals Mill is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beals Mill
- Pleasantville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasantville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- West Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- West Village is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Village
- Seabrook Farms
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seabrook Farms is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabrook Farms
- Rosenhayn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Rosenhayn is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosenhayn
- Vineland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
- Gloucester County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Red Bank
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Thorofare
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thorofare is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorofare
- North Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Woodbury
- Parkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Parkville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkville
- Woodbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
- Gibbstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbstown is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbstown
- Mickleton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mickleton is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Cooper Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cooper Village is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Village
- Mantua
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Oak Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Valley is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
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- Westcotville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westcotville is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westcotville
- Almonesson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Almonesson is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almonesson
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Whig Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whig Lane is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Carneys Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carneys Point is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneys Point
- Portertown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Portertown is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown
- Riddleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Riddleton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Aldine
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Aldine is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Shirley
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Pennsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pennsville is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Alloway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Alloway is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Penton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Penton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Acton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Acton is located in Salem County (NJ)
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- Pointers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pointers is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointers
- Friesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Friesburg is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friesburg
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Road, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Road.
Cemeteries Near Bell Road ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Road.
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 Bell Road - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Road covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Mt. Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lawn Cemetery
- The Mt. Lawn Cemetery has also been known as:
- Montlawn Cemetery
- Mountlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #45506 <3>
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fernwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Darby Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Friends Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Friends Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
- The Darby Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Darby Friends Burial Ground
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2163102 <3>
- Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
- The Darby Methodist Meeting Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Methodist Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2185360 <3>
- Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Darby.
- The Mt. Zion Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2238321 <3>
- Eden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Eden Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Darby.
- The Eden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eden Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #44744 <3>
- Har Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friends Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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- Woodlands Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Jacob Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mikveh Israel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
Bell Road itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Road, with the one closest to Bell Road listed first.
- Darby
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colwyn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Colwyn is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,551 people
- Sharon Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Academy
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Academy is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
- Folcroft
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cardington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cardington is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardington
- Fernwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fernwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernwood
- Yeadon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Ferry is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Ferry
- Upper Darby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Angora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angora is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angora
- Collingdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
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- Moore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Moore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Norwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Norwood is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
- Schuylkill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Schuylkill is located in Philadelphia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuylkill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Road. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Road.
Newspapers Published in Bell Road ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell Road.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Road, 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 Bell Road.
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 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 Bell Road:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Philadelphia County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Bucks County
- Chester County
- Delaware County
- Indiana County
- Montgomery County
- New Castle County
- Atlantic County
- Burlington County
- Camden County
- Cumberland County
- Gloucester County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
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 Bell Road, 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Road) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |