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:
42.4428, -85.0964
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 Barry County<2>.
The county seat for Barry County is located in Hastings. Hastings lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 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.
- Assyria Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Assyria Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assyria Cemetery
- Checkered Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Checkered Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checkered Cemetery
- Bellevue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bellevue Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Pennfield.
- The West Pennfield 'Hicks' Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hicks Cemetery
- Hicks / West Pennfield Cemetery
- Pennfield Charter Twp. Hicks Cemetery
- West Pennfield Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #171020 <5>
- Follett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Follett Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follett Cemetery
- Quaker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Quaker Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Iden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Iden Cemetery is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iden Cemetery
- Bedford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedford Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spaulding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spaulding Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding Cemetery
- Holiday Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Holiday Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- Kalamo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Kalamo Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kalamo Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- German Evangelical Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haskell Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Haskell Home Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell Home Cemetery
- Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter 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 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellevue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pennfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pennfield is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennfield
- Bedford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Verona Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Verona Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verona Park
- Brownlee Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Brownlee Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownlee Park
- Olivet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ainger is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainger
- Battle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dowling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dowling is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowling
- Banfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banfield is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banfield
- Level Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Level Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Park
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Park is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carlisle is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Ceresco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ceresco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceresco
- Nashville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beadle Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beadle Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beadle Lake
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Vermontville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Creek is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Fort Custer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Custer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Custer
- Former name for Fort Custer:
- Camp Custer
- Marshall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chester is located in Eaton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Hickory Corners
(14 miles [22.5 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 Barry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Battle Creek
- Bellevue
- Ceresco
- Fort Custer
- Marshall
- Nashville
- Olivet
- Vermontville
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 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:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Barry 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 #621029 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #621029 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: Barry
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bellevue
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4428159 Lon: -85.0963829
- 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 Michigan's counties, including Barry, 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 obstructions 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |