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 Bell Grove (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 Bell Grove. 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.
Name Variations for Bell Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Bell Grove: Bell Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Bell Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Bell Grove.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Bell Grove is located in Nodaway County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Nodaway County: Page (IA), Taylor (IA), Andrew, Atchison, Gentry, Holt & Worth.
Below are the counties that are near Bell Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bell Grove:
- Nodaway County (The home county of Bell Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Skidmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Conception Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Conception
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burlington Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Orrsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Bolckow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Rosendale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Rea
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Fillmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Wyeth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Savannah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nodaway
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Amazonia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Amazonia is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amazonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Helena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Atchison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Fairfax
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Westboro
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westboro is located in Atchison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Tarkio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- DeKalb County
- Union Star
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Gentry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Alanthus Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Stanberry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Island City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Gentry
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- King City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Darlington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Albany
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Maitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- New Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- Mound City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Bigelow is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Oregon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Craig
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Forest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Big Lake is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
- Fortescue
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fortescue is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortescue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Corning
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Corning is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Forbes
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Forbes is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Worth County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Oxford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Sheridan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Worth
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Prohibition City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Grant City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Page County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Braddyville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Blanchard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blanchard is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36 people
- College Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- College Springs is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Shambaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Shambaugh is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shambaugh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Northboro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Northboro is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Coin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coin is located in Page County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Clarinda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Siam
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Siam is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siam
- Bedford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Athelstan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Athelstan is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athelstan
- New Market
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- New Market is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Market
- Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
- Ladoga
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Ladoga is located in Taylor County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladoga
- Doniphan County (KS)
- White Cloud
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Cloud is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cloud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bell Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Bell Grove.
Cemeteries Near Bell Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bell Grove.
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 Bell Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bell Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Morgan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- White Cloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Groves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Linville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Skidmore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Prairie Home Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (197 more) ...
- Alumbaugh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Masonic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Shamberger Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 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.<3>
While we didn't find Bell Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bell Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bell Grove, with the one closest to Bell Grove listed first.
- Maryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arkoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Wilcox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilcox is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Bedison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bedison is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedison
- Skidmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Graham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quitman is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
- Estimated population in 2017: 42 people
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pickering
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Maitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maitland is located in Holt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Roseberry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roseberry is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseberry
- Conception
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burlington Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolckow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bell Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bell Grove.
Newspapers Published in Bell Grove ...
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 213 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bell Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bell Grove, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bell Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bell Grove:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Nodaway County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Atchison County
- DeKalb County
- Gentry County
- Holt County
- Worth County
- Page County
- Taylor County
- Doniphan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Bell Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |