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Welcome to Bells Camp ...

Bells Camp is located in McKean County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bells Camp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Bells Camp is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Bells Camp: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Bells Camp ...

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

  • Olean
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Salamanca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <4>
  • Port Allegany
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Allegany
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Allegany is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,685 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allegany <4>
  • Smethport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Shinglehouse
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Portville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Portville is located in Cattaraugus County (NY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portville <4>
  • Mount Jewett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Eldred
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bells Camp ...

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

Adding Bells Camp to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bells Camp.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including McKean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bells Camp - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Bells Camp area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Bells Camp 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.