Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bellville (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bellville. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Bellville is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Carroll, Marion, Newton, Searcy & Taney (MO).
Below are the counties that are near Bellville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellville:
- Boone County (The home county of Bellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Lowry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Diamond City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lead Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Lead Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Lead Hill is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Bergman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Keener ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Ridgeway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Amos
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Amos is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amos
- Lakeview
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Blue Eye
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Blue Eye is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green Forest
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Town ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Urbanette
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Urbanette is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanette
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osage is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Polo ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Polo is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polo
- Rudd
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rudd is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Berryville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Monarch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch
- Peel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dodd City ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dodd City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd City
- Pyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pyatt is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyatt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
- Eros
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eros is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eros
- Price Place
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Price Place is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Place
- Summit
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Bull Shoals
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yellville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bruno
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bruno is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
- Flippin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Western Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Western Grove is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Compton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Searcy County
- Pindall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pindall is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pindall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Christian County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Garrison
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Garrison is located in Christian County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Saddlebrooke
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Saddlebrooke is located in Christian County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlebrooke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Saddlebrooke has also been known as:
- Saddlebrooke village
- Chestnutridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spokane
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas County (MO)
- Rome
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rome is located in Douglas County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Ocie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ocie is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocie
- Longrun
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Longrun is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longrun
- Theodosia
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Theodosia is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Sundown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Sundown is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Isabella
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pontiac
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Thornfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Thornfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornfield
- Foil
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Foil is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foil
- Stone County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Blue Eye
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Indian Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coney Island is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coney Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
- Silver Dollar City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Dollar City is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Dollar City
- Lampe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Kimberling City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Branson West
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Branson West is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branson West
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Marmaros
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marmaros is located in Stone County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaros
- Reeds Spring
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cape Fair
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taney County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Cedarcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Ridgedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Protem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Melva ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Melva is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melva
- Kirbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powersite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Powersite is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersite
- Hollister
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollister is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
- Kissee Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rueter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rueter is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rueter
- Oasis ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oasis is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
- Forsyth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Branson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellville, see our County-by-County Page for Bellville.
Cemeteries Near Bellville ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellville.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bellville - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Booth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foresee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carrollton Hollow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Raley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McCarty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mincy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cobles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (262 more) ...
- Pine Top Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Bellville in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellville.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Lowry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowry is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Boone
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Boone is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Myrtle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Myrtle is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Mincy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mincy is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy
- Omaha
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lead Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarcreek is located in Taney County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarcreek
- Elixir ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elixir is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elixir
- Burlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burlington is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Oregon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oregon is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Protem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kirbyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shaver ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shaver is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver
- Francis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Francis is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellville.
Newspapers Published in Bellville ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellville.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellville, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellville.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bellville:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Carroll County
- Marion County
- Newton County
- Searcy County
- Christian County
- Douglas County
- Ozark County
- Stone County
- Taney County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bellville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |