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Welcome to Bellegrove ...

Bellegrove is located in Lebanon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bellegrove, 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.

Bellegrove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bellegrove: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Bellegrove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Bellegrove - they are located in Maryland and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bellegrove.

Communities near Bellegrove ...

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

  • Harrisburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Elizabethtown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
    • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
  • Lititz
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
    • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
  • Middletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Joy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Palmyra
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
    • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <4>
  • New Cumberland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Steelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Manheim
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)

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 Bellegrove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bellegrove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bellegrove. 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 Bellegrove.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bellegrove ...

Looking for more information about Bellegrove? 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 Bellegrove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bellegrove.

Adding Bellegrove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bellegrove 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 for Bellegrove was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Bellegrove on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bellegrove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Lebanon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bellegrove - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Bellegrove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Bellegrove 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.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.