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Welcome to Blue Bell Crossing ...

Blue Bell Crossing is located in Montgomery County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Blue Bell Crossing: Blue Bell Xing.

Blue Bell Crossing is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Blue Bell Crossing ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Bell Crossing.

  • Philadelphia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
    • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
  • Norristown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pottstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lansdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Phoenixville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yeadon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
    • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
  • Gloucester City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
    • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people
  • Darby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
    • Darby is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
  • Lansdowne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
    • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Bell Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Bell Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.