WayfarrowBel Hill
Ghost town · Cecil County, Maryland
Bel Hill is a ghost town in Cecil County, Maryland. It is one of 17 former communities in Cecil County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 24 Maryland counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bel Hill as a historical populated place on the Newark West topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 39.6307° N, 75.8260° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Newark West |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 41 ft |
| Nearest living town | Elkton, MD |
| Distance to it | 1.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 589082 |
| Coordinates | 39.63067, -75.82605 |
What's there now
Bel Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Elkton, MD (population 15,867), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 41 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 1.8 mi
- Frenchtownghost town · Cecil County · 3.6 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 5.3 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 5.5 mi
- The Rockghost town · Cecil County · 5.8 mi
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 6.3 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 7 mi
- Glen Hopeghost town · Chester County · 7.9 mi
- Glen Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 8 mi
- Nellys Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 8.2 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 8.5 mi
- Foys Hillghost town · Cecil County · 9.7 mi
Questions
Where is Bel Hill?
Bel Hill is in Cecil County, Maryland, at 39.6307, -75.8260.
How many ghost towns are in Cecil County?
Cecil County, Maryland has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.