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A visit to the Bell Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Bell Cemetery (MACRIS ID: MIF.800). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: MIF.800'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.

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 ...

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

Lat:   42.3297°   (42° 19' 46")

Lon:   -72.9827°   (-72° 58' 57")

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

The county seat for Hampshire County is located in Northampton. Northampton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the Bell Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Middlefield Center Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Middlefield Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Middlefield Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Middlefield Center Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Old Leonard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Leonard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Leonard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Leonard Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Converse Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ireland Street Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Webster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gate Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • North Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Washington Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
  • Norwich Bridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Damon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Damon Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Peru Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peru Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peru Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peru Cemetery is located in Berkshire County
    • North Blandford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blandford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blandford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Blandford Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • North Blanford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Blanford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Blanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The North Blanford Cemetery is located in Hampden County
    • St. Thomas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Torrey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Torrey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Torrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Torrey Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • Mt. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
    • North Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bofat Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Dawes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Hampshire County
      • Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #CUM.805 <1>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • North Chester
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Middlefield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield
    • Middlefield is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Chester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chester have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Chester is located in Hampden County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
  • Chester Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Worthington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Worthington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Worthington is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
  • Becket
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Becket have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becket
    • Becket is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Worthington Corners
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Chesterfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chesterfield
    • West Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Washington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Berkshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Washington
    • From the Bell Cemetery to Washington
  • West Becket
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Blandford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Huntington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Hampshire County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,159 people
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Chesterfield
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
      • Chesterfield is located in Hampshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
    • North Otis
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East Windsor
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Otis
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Otis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
      • Otis is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Otis
      • From the Bell Cemetery to Otis
    • Blandford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blandford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blandford
      • Blandford is located in Hampden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Westhampton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Swift River
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cummington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hinsdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinsdale
      • Hinsdale is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,902 people
    • East Otis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otis
      • East Otis is located in Berkshire County
    • Russell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tyringham
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyringham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyringham
      • Tyringham is located in Berkshire County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Windsor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • East Lee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Lee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lee
      • East Lee is located in Berkshire County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to East Lee
      • From the Bell Cemetery to East Lee

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. The following communities are located in Hampshire 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 #601438  (Bell Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #601438 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: Chester
    • County: Hampshire         Elev: 426
    • Location given for GNIS #601438 (Bell Cemetery)
  • Referenced MACRIS Record:  MIF.800

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.

When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.

<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Hampshire, 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 obstructions 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: 42.3297, Longitude: -72.9827    
<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 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.
<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.




 

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