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Welcome to Bellasylva ...

Bellasylva is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellasylva, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Bellasylva is 2,110 feet [643 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bellasylva: 570 & 272<3>

Communities near Bellasylva ...

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

  • Harveys Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dallas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tunkhannock
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Benton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Wyalusing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Dushore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meshoppen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Laceyville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • New Albany
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Laporte
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellasylva ...

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

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

Adding Bellasylva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellasylva in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Bellasylva was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellasylva.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Wyoming, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellasylva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellasylva area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Bellasylva area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.