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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:

36.0573, -94.3352

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 Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Bell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rose Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Rose Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Cemetery
  • Crawford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Crawford Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
  • Neale Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Neale Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neale Cemetery
    • The Neale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Neal Cemetery
  • Cemetery Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Cemetery Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cemetery Hill
  • Yell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Yell Cemetery is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yell Cemetery
  • Illinois Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rieff Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Rieff Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rieff Chapel Cemetery
  • Tharp Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Tharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Norwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Norwood Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
  • Beatty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beatty Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Cemetery
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bean Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bean Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
    • Cheatham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
    • Sharp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sharp Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
    • Barron Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Barron Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Fayetteville.
      • Be careful not to confuse this cemetery with another one that is also named Barron Cemetery (located 94 miles to the north).
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322952 <5>
    • Bowell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Bowell Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowell Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Harold Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Harold Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
    • Rutherford Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
    • Boone Pioneer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Pioneer Cemetery
      • The Boone Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Boone Cemetery
    • Fayetteville National Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Stuckey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Stuckey Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuckey Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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:

  • Rickert ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rickert is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
  • Viney Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Viney Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
  • Farmington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wheeler
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Wheeler is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Fayette Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Fayette Junction is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Junction
  • Tontitown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trident
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Trident is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
  • Greenland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,397 people
  • Fayetteville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cincinnati
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cincinnati is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Summers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Summers is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
    • Canehill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Logan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Logan is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
    • Johnson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Johnson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,771 people
    • Clyde
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Clyde is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • West Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Watts Community
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Watts Community is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
    • Westville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Onda
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Onda is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onda
    • Watts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Watts is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <6>
    • Morrow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Morrow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
    • Springtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Springdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Siloam Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hico
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hico is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Ballard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Ballard is located in Adair County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard

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 Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Washington 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 #70617  (Bell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #70617 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 327 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wheeler
      • Location given for Bell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 36.0573027     Lon: -94.3352108
      • 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 Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.