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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 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Clay County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clay County: Barbour (AL), Henry (AL), Calhoun, Early, Quitman & Randolph.

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:

  • Clay County     (The home county of Bellville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Bluffton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fort Gaines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oketeyeconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
      • Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
  • Baker County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Milford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
      • Milford is located in Baker County
    • Anna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Baker County
  • Calhoun County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Edison
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morgan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Williamsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
      • Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
    • Leary
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
      • Leary is located in Calhoun County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leary <1>
    • Holt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Calhoun County
  • Early County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Bancroft
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
      • Bancroft is located in Early County
    • Blakely
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Rock Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
      • Rock Hill is located in Early County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 248 people
    • Douglasville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
      • Douglasville is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
    • Centerville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Early County
    • Hentown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hentown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
      • Hentown is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
    • Sawhatchee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawhatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
      • Sawhatchee is located in Early County
    • Damascus
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglass Crossroads
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
      • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
    • Cedar Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Miller County
    • Colquitt
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Quitman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Morris
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
      • Morris is located in Quitman County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <1>
    • Hatcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Georgetown
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Quitman County
  • Randolph County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Coleman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cuthbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wades
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wades have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wades
      • Wades is located in Randolph County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,858 people
    • Shellman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
      • Five Points is located in Randolph County
    • Brooksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Brooksville is located in Randolph County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 559 people
  • Stewart County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Sanford
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Stewart County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 159 people
    • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
      • Mount Zion is located in Stewart County
  • Terrell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Clarks Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Mill
      • Clarks Mill is located in Terrell County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,637 people
    • Herod
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herod have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herod
      • Herod is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,384 people
    • Dawson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parrott
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
      • Parrott is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <1>
    • Yeomans
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeomans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeomans
      • Yeomans is located in Terrell County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 507 people
  • Barbour County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Eufaula
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
      • Eufaula is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,621 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <1>
    • Bakerhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
      • Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
    • Big Eddy ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
      • Big Eddy is located in Barbour County (AL)
  • Henry County (AL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
    • Shorterville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
      • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Screamer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
      • Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Haleburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Abbeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Graball
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
      • Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Former names for Graball:
      • Hart's Crossroads
      • Hudspeth's Crossroads
    • Oakey Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
      • Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Capps
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
      • Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
    • Newville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
      • Newville is located in Henry County (AL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Houston County (AL)
    • Columbia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellville, see our County-by-County Page for 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 80 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 29 miles [46.7 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 visit 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Wesley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
  • Vilulah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vilulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vilulah Cemetery
  • Judson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Judson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Judson Cemetery
  • Bryant - Neves Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant - Neves Cemetery
  • Bluffton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluffton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluffton Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
  • Singletary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singletary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singletary Cemetery
  • Pecan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pecan Cemetery
  • Continue List   (204 more) ...
    • Mills Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mills Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery

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.<5>

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.

  • Bluffton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Coleman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pecan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan
    • Pecan is located in Clay County
  • Fort Gaines
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Edison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Shorterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
    • Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Cuthbert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dickey
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
    • Dickey is located in Calhoun County
  • Blakely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Otho
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otho have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otho
    • Otho is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Hardwickburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardwickburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwickburg
    • Hardwickburg is located in Henry County (AL)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Hatcher
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatcher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
      • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
    • Springvale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale is located in Randolph County
    • Folks ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Folks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folks
      • Folks is located in Calhoun County

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5944, Longitude: -84.8994    
<5>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.




 

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