Our Genealogy Helper
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 northwest 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 north.
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 north 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 Webster County.
To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Webster County: Caldwell, Crittenden, Henderson, Hopkins, McLean & Union.
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:
- Webster County (The home county of Bellville)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Blackford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- West Wheatcroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- West Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheatcroft
- Wheatcroft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatcroft is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatcroft
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
- Vanderburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Slaughters
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Poole
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sebree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Onton
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Onton is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onton
- Caldwell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Lewistown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
- Crider
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Crider is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crider
- Fredonia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Claxton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Claxton is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Princeton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- McGowan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- McGowan is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowan
- Dulaney
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dulaney is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulaney
- Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cobb is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Hopson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Hopson is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopson
- Christian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Empire
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Bainbridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge is located in Christian County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Crofton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crittenden County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Piney Fork
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Fork is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Fork
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Crayne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crayne is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crayne
- Sheridan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sheridan is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
- Tolu
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Tolu is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dycusburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dycusburg is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dycusburg
- Population from the 2010 Census: 26 people
- Henderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Dixie
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Corydon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Robards
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Smith Mills is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Mills
- Niagara
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Niagara is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niagara
- Hopkins County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Fiddle Bow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
- Manitou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Manitou is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Richland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Richland is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dawson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Madisonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hanson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Earlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Charles is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Mortons Gap
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vandetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vandetta is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandetta
- Livingston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Salem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Pinckneyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pinckneyville is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Tiline
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tiline is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiline
- Lola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lola is located in Livingston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola
- Lyon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Fairview
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Eddyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lamasco
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Lamasco is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
- Kuttawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carmack
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carmack is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmack
- McLean County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Lemon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lemon is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon
- Beech Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sacramento
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Elba
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elba is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Muhlenberg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Earles
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Lynn City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Lynn City is located in Muhlenberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn City
- Trigg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Cerulean
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Wallonia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wallonia is located in Trigg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallonia
- Union County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Sullivan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sullivan is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan
- Sturgis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grangertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangertown
- Dekoven
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dekoven is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekoven
- Breckinridge Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Breckinridge Center is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckinridge Center
- Flournoy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Flournoy is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
- Morganfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Chapman
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Hitesville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hitesville is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitesville
- Raleigh
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Raleigh is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
- Uniontown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Gallatin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Old Shawneetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shawneetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Bowlesville ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlesville is located in Gallatin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlesville
- Hardin County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bellville, with the one closest to Bellville listed first.
- Lamb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lamb is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamb
- Cave-In-Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
- Cave-In-Rock village
- Saline Landing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saline Landing is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline Landing
- Rock Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Elizabethtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Mineral City ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Mineral City is located in Hardin County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
- Rosiclare
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bellville, see our County-by-County Page for 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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bellville - one of the links might be able to help.
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.
- Fox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wynn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Big Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Donis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Trailer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frazer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (410 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Babb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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.<2>
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.
- Providence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Dalton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Piney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Piney is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lisman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisman is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Nebo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Hopkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Blackford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackford is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackford
- Creswell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell
- Nunn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Nunn is located in Crittenden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn
- Hearin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hearin is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin
- Free Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Free Union is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Union
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rufus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rufus is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Vanderburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vanderburg is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderburg
- Dixon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixon is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
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.
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 64 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bellville:
- Websites specific to Kentucky
- Pages specific to Webster County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caldwell County
- Christian County
- Crittenden County
- Henderson County
- Hopkins County
- Livingston County
- Lyon County
- McLean County
- Muhlenberg County
- Trigg County
- Union County
- Gallatin County
- Hardin County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Kentucky
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bellville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |