A visit to the Bell Plain Baptist 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 Plain Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery:
40.9359, -89.1934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Lacon. Lacon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hawks Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawks Farm Cemetery
- The Hawks Farm Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hawk's Farm Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204240 <5>
- Hallenback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hallenback Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallenback Cemetery
- Hollenback Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Davison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Crow Meadow Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Linn Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
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- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- St. Anns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Anns Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anns Cemetery
- Ft. Dever Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ft. Dever Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Dever Cemetery
- St. Elizabeth Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Clayton Twp. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clayton Twp. Cemetery is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Rose
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toluca
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Varna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Benson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Minonk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evans ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Evans is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Roanoke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Woodford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodford is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Wenona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leeds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Leeds is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Metamora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Secor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Panola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Panola is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Priscilla ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Priscilla is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priscilla
- Henry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sparland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Eureka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lostant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lostant is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lostant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Lostant has also been known as:
- Lost Ant
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lostant <6>
- Chillicothe
(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 Plain Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benson
- Benson lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Chillicothe
- Eureka
- Eureka lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eureka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Henry
- Henry lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Henry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- La Rose
- Lacon
- Lacon lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lacon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Lostant
- Magnolia
- Metamora
- Minonk
- Minonk lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Minonk.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minonk
- Roanoke
- Rutland
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Continue List (4 more)
- Toluca
- Toluca lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Toluca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toluca
- Varna
- Varna lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Varna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varna
- Washburn
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 Plain Baptist Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Plain Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720200 (Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720200 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Rose
- Location given for Bell Plain Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.9358678 Lon: -89.1934168
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Marshall, 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- Bell Plain Baptist 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. |