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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 Bellview (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 Bellview. 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 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.

Bellview is located in Miller County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Miller County: Baker, Decatur, Early & Seminole.

Below are the counties that are near Bellview. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bellview:

  • Miller County     (The home county of Bellview)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Boykin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
    • Colquitt
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Floydtown ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
    • Mayhaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Mimsville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
    • Anna
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Anna is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Hawkinstown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
    • Milford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Milford is located in Baker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Williamsburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
    • Leary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Holt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Morgan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Edison
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Clay County
    • Bluffton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decatur County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Vada
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Brinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bainbridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Climax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowlstown
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Faceville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Recovery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Recovery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recovery
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 33,015 people
    • Attapulgus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Damascus
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglasville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Hentown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Centerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Centerville is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Springfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Springfield is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
    • Bancroft
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
    • Jakin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Blakely
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Sawhatchee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
    • Rock Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Rock Hill is located in Early County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Whigham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Spence
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Cairo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
  • Mitchell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Greenwood ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Camilla
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pelham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Flint
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Flint is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
    • Baconton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.
    • Iron City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Donalsonville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynoldsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
    • Steam Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
  • Thomas County
    • Meigs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Houston County (AL)
    • Gordon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Gordon is located in Houston County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jackson County (FL)
    • Parramore ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Parramore is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parramore

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellview, see our County-by-County Page for Bellview.

Cemeteries Near Bellview ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bellview.

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 Bellview - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bellview covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.

  • Bellview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Davis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cooks Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Pond Town Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Newberry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Swingington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Boykin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mothers Home Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Sheffield Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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 Bellview in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bellview.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Bellview, with the one closest to Bellview listed first.

  • Mimsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
  • Colquitt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Eldorendo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eldorendo is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorendo
  • Hoggard Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hoggard Mill is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggard Mill
  • Twilight ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Twilight is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilight
  • Damascus
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spooner ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spooner is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spooner
  • Brinson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Horns Cross Road ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Horns Cross Road is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Cross Road
  • Mayhaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Mayhaw is located in Miller County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
  • Bainbridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Newton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Arlington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Climax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bellview. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bellview.

Newspapers Published in Bellview ...

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 25 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bellview.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bellview, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bellview.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bellview:

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 Bellview, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Bellview) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.