A visit to the Bell 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Cemetery:
35.5637, -93.8096
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bell Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roger Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Gar Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gar Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gar Creek Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Ozark.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #817910 <5>
- Handchew Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Handchew Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handchew Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- McLaughlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McLaughlin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLaughlin Cemetery
- Plymale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Plymale Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymale Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lessley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lessley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lessley Cemetery
- Threadgill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Threadgill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threadgill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Younger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Younger Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Younger Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Turners Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Turners Bend Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turners Bend Cemetery
- Bourland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bourland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bourland Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Hixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hixon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon Cemetery
- Forbus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Forbus Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbus Cemetery
- Philips Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Philips Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philips Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watalula
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Watalula is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watalula
- Felkner Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Felkner Town is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felkner Town
- White Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- Ozark
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Webb City is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
- Wiederkehr Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wiederkehr Village is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiederkehr Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Mountain Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Top is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Top
- Cravens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cravens is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravens
- Altus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Linville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
- Cass
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cass is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
- Batson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Batson is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batson
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Denning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Denning is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Alix
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alix is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alix
- Smeadley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Smeadley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smeadley
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Coal Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Hartman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Altus
- Cass
- Coal Hill
- Mulberry
- Ozark
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #62994 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #62994 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Watalula
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.5636946 Lon: -93.8096397
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bell 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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