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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 Camp (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 Camp. 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 Camp ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Bells Camp, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bells Camp may originally have been Bell's Camp.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bells Camp might be written as Bell Camp.

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 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 Camp is located in McKean County.

To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McKean County: Allegany (NY), Cattaraugus (NY), Cameron, Elk, Forest, Potter & Warren.

Below are the counties that are near Bells Camp. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bells Camp:

  • McKean County     (The home county of Bells Camp)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Derrick City
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dallas City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
      • Dallas City is located in McKean County
    • Summit
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in McKean County
    • Sawyer City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
      • Sawyer City is located in McKean County
    • Foster Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
      • Foster Brook is located in McKean County
    • Tuna
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
      • Tuna is located in McKean County
    • Duke Center
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
      • Duke Center is located in McKean County
    • Rew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
      • Rew is located in McKean County
    • Bradford
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Allen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in McKean County
    • Degolia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degolia
      • Degolia is located in McKean County
    • Aiken
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aiken have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aiken
      • Aiken is located in McKean County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Streights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Streights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights
      • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Wilcox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • James City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
      • James City is located in Elk County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for James City <2>
    • Windy City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy City
      • Windy City is located in Elk County
  • Potter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Shinglehouse
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • East Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sharon
      • East Sharon is located in Potter County
    • Honeoye
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeoye have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeoye
      • Honeoye is located in Potter County
    • Williston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
      • Williston is located in Potter County
    • Millport
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
      • Millport is located in Potter County
    • Roulette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chrystal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chrystal have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrystal
      • Chrystal is located in Potter County
    • Hebron
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Hebron is located in Potter County
    • Oswayo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswayo
      • Oswayo is located in Potter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Coudersport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Warren County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Kinzua ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinzua
      • Kinzua is located in Warren County
    • Hemlock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
      • Hemlock is located in Warren County
    • Roystone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roystone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roystone
      • Roystone is located in Warren County
    • Stoneham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneham
      • Stoneham is located in Warren County
  • Allegany County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Bowler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowler
      • Bowler is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Little Genesee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • West Clarksville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clarksville
      • West Clarksville is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Bolivar
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
      • Bolivar is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 964 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <2>
    • Kossuth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
      • Kossuth is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Richburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cuba
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuba have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
      • Cuba is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <2>
    • Alma
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Vosburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vosburg
      • Vosburg is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Lyons Corners
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Corners
      • Lyons Corners is located in Allegany County (NY)
    • Black Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Friendship
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Allegany County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendship <2>
  • Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Rock City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
      • Rock City is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Chipmunk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipmunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
      • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Four Mile
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Limestone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <2>
    • New Ireland ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Ireland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ireland
      • New Ireland is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • New Ireland has also been known as:
      • Irish Town
      • Little Ireland
    • Allegany
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allegany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
      • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <2>
    • Saint Bonaventure
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Bonaventure have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Bonaventure
      • Saint Bonaventure is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Bonaventure <2>
    • Olean
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
      • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <2>
    • Carrollton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Portville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
      • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <2>
    • Weston Mills
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston Mills
      • Weston Mills is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Kill Buck
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Chautauqua County (NY)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.
    • Ivory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
      • Ivory is located in Chautauqua County (NY)
    • Kennedy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bells Camp, see our County-by-County Page for Bells Camp.

Newspapers Published in Bells Camp ...

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 115 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bells Camp.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bells Camp, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bells Camp.

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 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 Camp:

Cemeteries Near Bells Camp ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bells Camp.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bells Camp covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.

  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rixford Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rixford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rixford Cemetery
  • Limestone Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Limestone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Limestone Cemetery
  • St. Bernards Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bernards Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bernards Cemetery
  • Willow Dale Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mt. View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. View Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Allegany Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Moody Hollow Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moody Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Hollow Cemetery
  • Lamphier Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamphier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamphier Cemetery
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (139 more) ...
    • Smith Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Portville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Portville Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Weston Mills (NY).
      • The Portville Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Haskell Cemetery
      • Oakley Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portville Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #65704 <6>
    • East Portville Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Portville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Portville Cemetery

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.<7>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Bells Camp had a population of 216 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bells Camp, with the one closest to Bells Camp listed first.

  • Gilmore
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilmore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
    • Gilmore is located in McKean County
  • Red Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in McKean County
  • Derrick City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dallas City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
    • Dallas City is located in McKean County
  • Summit
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Summit is located in McKean County
  • Sawyer City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer City
    • Sawyer City is located in McKean County
  • Tuna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuna
    • Tuna is located in McKean County
  • Foster Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Brook
    • Foster Brook is located in McKean County
  • Rixford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rixford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rixford
    • Rixford is located in McKean County
  • Duke Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Center
    • Duke Center is located in McKean County
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Chipmunk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipmunk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipmunk
    • Chipmunk is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Rew
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rew
      • Rew is located in McKean County
    • Four Mile
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Mile
      • Four Mile is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Limestone
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 389 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Limestone <2>

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bells Camp. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bells Camp.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bells Camp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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).
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<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bells Camp) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bells Camp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9801, Longitude: -78.5536       In this case, the coordinates for Bells Camp have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Camp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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