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Do you know of Bell's Run ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bell's Run. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bell's Run.<1>

Our sources for Bell's Run (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Bell's Run other than they indicate that Bell's Run would be found somewhere in McKean County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Bell's Run ...

We found two communities that share the name Bell's Run.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Bell's Run is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Bell's Run [Ohio County].
    • Virginia
      • Stafford County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Bell's Run [Stafford County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bell's Run ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bell's Run:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bell's Run - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  McKean County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in McKean County.

Allegheny BridgeLafferty
AltonLants
  
BabcockMcAmbley
Babcock's MillMcCalmont
BellrunMelvin
Bolivar RunMurray Hill
Broder 
BullisNeilly's
Burning WellNewerf
BurrowsNewtown
ButtsvilleNorth Branch
  
Camp HalseyOlivedale
CarrollOstrander
Cerestown 
Clermont JunctionPalmerville
ClermontvillePhalin
Coffey RunPine Run
CorryvillePortage Creek
CrawfordPrentiss Vale
Cumming 
 Quigley
DavisQuinnwood
DigelQuinton
Dunkle 
 Red Bridge
East BradfordRiderville
Eden 
ElmwoodSargent
EnglersShaffer's Mill
 Smithport
ForestSmith's Run
Fraley'sSong Bird
 South Branch
GallagherSouthard
GarnerSpaulings
GlennState Line
Goodell 
Gridley'sTarport
 Tome's
HamlinTown Line
HazelwoodTuna Creek
Hess MillTurtle Point
Howard Junction 
Howard's HillWatsonville
 Weaver's Mills
Indian CreekWeedsport
 West Kane
Jo Jo JunctionWhite Gravel
JovilleWilliams' Mills
 Wilson
Kendall CreekWindfall
KendallWoodland
 Woodvale

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.









 

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