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:
43.7425, -91.9813
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 Fillmore County<2>.
The county seat for Fillmore County is located in Preston. Preston lies just to the southwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lanesboro Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lanesboro Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesboro Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Carrolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carrolton Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrolton Cemetery
- Union Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Prairie Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Prairie Cemetery
- Root Prairie Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pilot Mound Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilot Mound Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Mound Cemetery
- Fountain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fountain Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Cemetery
- Gale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gale Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gale Cemetery
- St. Columbanus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Columbanus Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columbanus Cemetery
- Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Preston.
- The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery has also been known as:
- Southeast Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2548582 <5>
- North Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The North Highland Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Highland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Highland Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- Hungerholdt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hungerholdt Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hungerholdt Cemetery
- West Grace Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The West Grace Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grace Cemetery
- Arendahl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Arendahl Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arendahl Cemetery
- Richland Prairie Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- East Grace Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The East Grace Cemetery is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grace Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Lanesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Whalan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peterson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Troy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Troy is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Carimona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carimona is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
- Bratsberg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bratsberg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
- Rushford Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rushford Village is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
- Clyde
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Saratoga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saratoga is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- South Rushford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Rushford is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rushford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chatfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Canton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Newburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Fillmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fillmore is also located in Fillmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Wykoff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yucatan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yucatan is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
- Saint Charles
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Wyattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyattville is located in Winona County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
- Utica
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Fillmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Canton
- Carimona
- Chatfield
- Dover
- Fountain
- Harmony
- Lanesboro
- Lewiston
- Peterson
- Preston
- Rushford
- Saint Charles
- Wykoff
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Minnesota:
- Pages specific to Fillmore 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 #639881 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #639881 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: Fillmore
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lanesboro
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.7424638 Lon: -91.9812666
- 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 Minnesota's counties, including Fillmore, 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 drawn 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. |