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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 Landing (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 Landing. 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 Landing ...

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.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bells Landing: Bells Lndg. (or less commonly used: Bells Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Bells Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bells Landing may originally have been Bell's Landing.

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

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 doctors 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 Landing is located in Clearfield 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 Clearfield County: Cameron, Centre, Clinton, Elk, Indiana & Jefferson.

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

  • Clearfield County     (The home county of Bells Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Curry Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
      • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
    • Cherry Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Corner
      • Cherry Corner is located in Clearfield County
    • Lumber City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
      • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
    • Grampian
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grampian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grampian
      • Grampian is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grampian <3>
    • Newburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
      • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Mahaffey
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
      • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <3>
    • Thompsontown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsontown
      • Thompsontown is located in Clearfield County
    • Laborde
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laborde
      • Laborde is located in Clearfield County
    • Curwensville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Glen Richey
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Richey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Richey
      • Glen Richey is located in Clearfield County
    • Luthersburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Burnside
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnside
      • Burnside is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
  • Armstrong County
    • Barnards
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnards
      • Barnards is located in Armstrong County
  • Blair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Highland Fling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Fling
      • Highland Fling is located in Blair County
    • Tipton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyrone
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <3>
    • Bellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
      • Bellwood is located in Blair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <3>
    • Altoona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cambria County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Flinton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hastings
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
      • Hastings is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,145 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
    • Thomas Mills
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Mills
      • Thomas Mills is located in Cambria County
    • Fallentimber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Barnesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
      • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Garmantown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garmantown
      • Garmantown is located in Cambria County
    • Northern Cambria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northern Cambria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
      • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
    • Patton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
      • Patton is located in Cambria County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <3>
    • Spangler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
      • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • West Branch
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
      • West Branch is located in Cambria County
    • Saint Benedict
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Benedict have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Benedict
      • Saint Benedict is located in Cambria County
    • Carrolltown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Elmora
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmora
      • Elmora is located in Cambria County
  • Centre County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • New Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
      • New Town is located in Centre County
    • Glass City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glass City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass City
      • Glass City is located in Centre County
    • Philipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philipsburg
      • Philipsburg is located in Centre County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philipsburg <3>
    • Sandy Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
      • Sandy Ridge is located in Centre County
    • South Philipsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Philipsburg
      • South Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • North Philipsburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Philipsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Philipsburg
      • North Philipsburg is located in Centre County
    • Casanova
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casanova
      • Casanova is located in Centre County
  • Elk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Scattertown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
      • Scattertown is located in Elk County
    • Brockport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Challenge
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Challenge
      • Challenge is located in Elk County
    • Shawmut
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
      • Shawmut is located in Elk County
    • Byrnedale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Horton City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horton City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton City
      • Horton City is located in Elk County
    • Caledonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Elk County
    • Kylers Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kylers Corners
      • Kylers Corners is located in Elk County
    • Dagus Mines
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dagus Mines
      • Dagus Mines is located in Elk County
  • Huntingdon County
    • Birmingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
      • Birmingham is located in Huntingdon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
  • Indiana County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Urey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urey
      • Urey is located in Indiana County
    • Glen Campbell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Campbell
      • Glen Campbell is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Campbell <3>
    • Hooverhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverhurst
      • Hooverhurst is located in Indiana County
    • Rossiter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Tree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
      • Cherry Tree is located in Indiana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
    • Hillsdale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Indiana County
    • Uniontown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Indiana County
    • Rochester Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Mills
      • Rochester Mills is located in Indiana County
    • Purchase Line
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purchase Line
      • Purchase Line is located in Indiana County
    • Marchand
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marchand
      • Marchand is located in Indiana County
    • Savan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savan
      • Savan is located in Indiana County
    • Commodore
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cookport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookport
      • Cookport is located in Indiana County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bells Landing, with the one closest to Bells Landing listed first.
    • Sykesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sykesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykesville
      • Sykesville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sykesville <3>
    • Winslow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winslow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
      • Winslow is located in Jefferson County
    • Albion
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Jefferson County
    • Wishaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wishaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishaw
      • Wishaw is located in Jefferson County
    • Punxsutawney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Falls Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Creek
      • Falls Creek is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls Creek <3>
    • Pancoast
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pancoast
      • Pancoast is located in Jefferson County
    • Panic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panic
      • Panic is located in Jefferson County
    • Reynoldsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Mill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mill
      • Red Mill is located in Jefferson County
    • Sandy Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Valley
      • Sandy Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Fuller
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fuller have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
      • Fuller is located in Jefferson County
    • Green Valley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
      • Green Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Lawrence County
    • Big Run
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
      • Big Run is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people

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

Newspapers Published in Bells Landing ...

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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bells Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bells Landing, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bells Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Landing:

Cemeteries Near Bells Landing ...

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

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 Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Watts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
  • Cross Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cross Cemetery
  • Friends Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friends Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friends Cemetery
  • St. Bonaventure Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Bonaventure Cemetery
  • Mahaffey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahaffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahaffey Cemetery
  • LaJose Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LaJose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LaJose Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
  • Woods Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
  • Rock Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
  • Snyder Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snyder Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snyder Cemetery
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • McClure Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McClure Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McClure Cemetery
    • Oak Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • Sunderland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunderland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunderland 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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Bells Landing had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Curry Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Run
    • Curry Run is located in Clearfield County
  • Bower
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bower have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bower
    • Bower is located in Clearfield County
  • Kerrmoor
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kerrmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerrmoor
    • Kerrmoor is located in Clearfield County
  • Lumber City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
    • Lumber City is located in Clearfield County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 75 people
  • Ostend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostend
    • Ostend is located in Clearfield County
  • Marron
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marron
    • Marron is located in Clearfield County
  • Mahaffey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahaffey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahaffey
    • Mahaffey is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahaffey <3>
  • Newburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
    • Newburg is located in Clearfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Gazzam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gazzam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazzam
    • Gazzam is located in Clearfield County
  • McGees Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGees Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGees Mills
    • McGees Mills is located in Clearfield County
  • Mayes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes
    • Mayes is located in Clearfield County
  • Ansonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonville
    • Ansonville is located in Clearfield County
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    • New Millport
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Millport
      • New Millport is located in Clearfield County
    • New Washington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Washington
      • New Washington is located in Clearfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Berwinsdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berwinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwinsdale
      • Berwinsdale is located in Clearfield County

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

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

The official website for Clearfield County: www.clearfieldco.org/

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).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Bells Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bells Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9170, Longitude: -78.6495       In this case, the coordinates for Bells Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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