Welcome to Blue Bell ...

Blue Bell is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Blue Bell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Blue Bell is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Blue Bell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Blue Bell - they are located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and South Dakota.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Bell.

Communities near Blue Bell ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Lansdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdale
  • Lansdale is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdale <3>
• Phoenixville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <3>
• 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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>
• Perkasie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perkasie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkasie
  • Perkasie is located in Bucks County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkasie <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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Bell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Bell ...

Looking for more information about Blue Bell? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Blue Bell, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Bell.

Adding Blue Bell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Blue Bell 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 for Blue Bell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Blue Bell post office opened in 1839.

We also found Blue Bell in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Blue Bell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

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