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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:   40.0003°   (40° 0' 1")

Lon:   -90.1279°   (-90° 7' 40")

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

The county seat for Cass County is located in Virginia. Virginia lies just to the southwest of the Bell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Allendale Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allendale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allendale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Allendale Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Chandler Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chandler Cemetery
    • The Chandler Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Chandler Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Chandlerville.
    • The Chandler Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chandlerville Cemetery
    • Chandlerville City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #172039 <5>
  • Hopkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Garner Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garner Chapel Cemetery
    • The Garner Chapel Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Harbison - Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbison - Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbison - Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harbison - Davis Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Walnut Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walnut Ridge Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Levi Springer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Levi Springer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Levi Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Levi Springer Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • John Robertson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Robertson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The John Robertson Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Little Shepherd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Shepherd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Shepherd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Little Shepherd Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Pontiac Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pontiac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pontiac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pontiac Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Witty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Witty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Witty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Witty Cemetery is located in Cass County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cauby Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cauby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cauby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cauby Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Beard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beard Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beard Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Centenary Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Centenary Cemetery
      • The Centenary Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Newmansville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newmansville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newmansville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newmansville Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Hickey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hickey Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Black Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Cass County
    • Willson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Willson Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Dunschen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunschen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunschen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunschen Cemetery is located in Menard County
    • Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mason County

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.

  • Chandlerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sylvan ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
    • Sylvan is located in Cass County
  • Virginia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
    • Virginia is located in Cass County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <6>
  • Burlingame
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burlingame. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlingame
    • Burlingame is located in Cass County
  • Philadelphia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
    • Philadelphia is located in Cass County
  • Newmansville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmansville
    • Newmansville is located in Cass County
  • Jules
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jules. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jules
    • Jules is located in Cass County
  • White City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Mason County
  • Old Princeton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Princeton
    • Old Princeton is located in Cass County
  • Gurney ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gurney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
    • Gurney is located in Cass County
  • Literberry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Prentice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
    • Prentice is located in Morgan County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Ashland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tallula
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Snicarte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Snicarte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snicarte
      • Snicarte is located in Mason County
    • Oakford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Morgan County
    • Kilbourne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bluff City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bluff City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Schuyler County
    • Bath
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
      • Bath is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <6>
    • Hagener
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagener
      • Hagener is located in Cass County
    • Pleasant Plains
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plains
      • Pleasant Plains is located in Sangamon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Plains <6>
    • Petersburg
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Arenzville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Long Branch
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Branch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch is located in Mason County
    • Browning
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Cass County
    • Beardstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Cass 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 turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 #1773026  (Bell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1773026 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: Chandlerville
    • County: Cass         Elev: 181
    • Location given for GNIS #1773026 (Bell Cemetery)

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Illinois' counties, including Cass, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 40.0003, Longitude: -90.1279       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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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