A visit to the Bell Chapel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Bell Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Chapel Cemetery:
32.8612, -85.3483
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the northwest of the Bell Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bell Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bell Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stamps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Handy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
- Boyds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Holstun Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holstun Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstun Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Cusseta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cusseta Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Evangel Temple Assembly of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Greenwood Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Robertson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Simms Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bell Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- LaFayette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cusseta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Huguley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Plant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fredonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eady City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Chapel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blackman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- North West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- River View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Penton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Gwen Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Osanippa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Stroud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Opelika
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- The Bottle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Blanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dudleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Bell Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Bell Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Bell Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163373 (Bell Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163373 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 242 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cusseta
- Location given for Bell Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8612386 Lon: -85.3482796
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell Chapel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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