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. 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 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Cemetery:
39.6859, -86.1925
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bell Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Indianapolis. Indianapolis lies just to the north northeast of the Bell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bell Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bell Cemetery ...
The Bell Cemetery was established in 1835.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Banta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Banta Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta Cemetery
- Round Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Round Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Round Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Indianapolis.
- The Round Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Campground Cemetery
- Campground Graveyard
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86634 <5>
- Vorhies Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vorhies Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vorhies Cemetery
- Mooresville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mooresville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville Cemetery
- Mars - Beeler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Concordia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holy Cross & St. Joseph Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebrew Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebrew Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebrew Cemetery
- B'nai Torah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The B'nai Torah Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for B'nai Torah Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glenns Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86050 <5>
- Southport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Southport Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southport Cemetery
- Mt. Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Jackson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Jackson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Jackson Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #86020 <5>
- Floral Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Floral Park Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Floral Park Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Indianapolis.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85026 <5>
- Friends Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friends Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
- West Newton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Newton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton Cemetery
- Messersmith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Messersmith Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messersmith Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Messersmith Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Greenwood.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #85909 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- New Crown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Homecroft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Homecroft is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homecroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 764 people
- Southport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Newton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Newton is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Newton
- Smith Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Valley is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Valley
- Indianapolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Camby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stones Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Speedway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Young
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Young is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Red House ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red House is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- New Whiteland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
- Spring Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Mooresville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rocklane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rocklane is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocklane
- Wynnedale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wynnedale is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Warren Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warren Park is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Wolfington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wolfington is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfington
- Banta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Banta is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banta
- Snacks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snacks is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snacks
- Bargersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Charlesmac Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Charlesmac Village is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesmac Village
- Crows Nest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crows Nest is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Rocky Ripple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ripple is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ripple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Clermont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenwood
- Indianapolis
- Plainfield
- Speedway
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #430754 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #430754 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maywood
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6858783 Lon: -86.1924877
- 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 Indiana's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Bell 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. |
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