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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Cemetery

Lat:   41.0878°   (41° 5' 16")

Lon:   -92.9896°   (-92° 59' 22")

The Bell Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Albia. Albia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Edan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hogeland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hogeland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hogeland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hogeland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Smithfield Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smithfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smithfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smithfield Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Peterson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Peterson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Boyer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boyer Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • O'Brien Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Brien Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Brien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Manley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Manley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Georgetown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Georgetown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Georgetown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Georgetown Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Hiteman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hiteman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hiteman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hiteman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Abegglen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abegglen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abegglen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abegglen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Foutch Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foutch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foutch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Foutch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Rowley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Oak Dale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Dale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Dale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Dale Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Stoneking Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoneking Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoneking Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stoneking Cemetery is located in Lucas County
    • Grady Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grady Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grady Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grady Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Babb Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Babb Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Babb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Babb Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Union Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Osborn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Osborn Cemetery
      • The Osborn Cemetery is located in Monroe County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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.

  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Georgetown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
    • Georgetown is located in Monroe County
  • Lovilia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovilia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilia
    • Lovilia is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovilia <7>
  • Marysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Marysville is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Hamilton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Indiana
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
    • Indiana is located in Marion County
  • Melrose
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bluff Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
    • Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County
  • Bussey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussey
    • Bussey is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Attica
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
    • Attica is located in Marion County
  • Zero
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Zero. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zero
    • Zero is located in Lucas County
  • Albia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
    • Columbia is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Pershing
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Marion County
    • Russell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
      • Russell is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russell <7>
    • Iconium
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iconium
      • Iconium is located in Appanoose County
    • Williamson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
      • Williamson is located in Lucas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamson <7>
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Avery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Monroe County
    • Tracy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
      • Tracy is located in Marion County
    • Lakonta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakonta
      • Lakonta is located in Mahaska County

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 Monroe 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 first visit 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 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:

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 #1823341  (Bell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1823341 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hiteman
    • County: Monroe         Elev: 238
    • Location given for GNIS #1823341 (Bell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Iowa's counties, including Monroe, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0878, Longitude: -92.9896       In this case, the coordinates for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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