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:
39.6575, -92.9146
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 Chariton County<2>.
The county seat for Chariton County is located in Keytesville. Keytesville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south 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 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locke Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olivet Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Marceline.
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30349 <5>
- St. Bonaventure Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Cash Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cash Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Cemetery
- Stains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stains Cemetery is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stains Cemetery
- Redding Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Redding Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding Cemetery
- Rothville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rothville Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Musselfork Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Musselfork Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Musselfork Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lingo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lingo Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Parks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Parks Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- German Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Tuttle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Tuttle Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Marceline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rothville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rothville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Bucklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Chraneville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chraneville is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chraneville
- Lingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
- New Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mendon is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaseyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kaseyville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaseyville
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Keytesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Forker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Forker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forker
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Thomas Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Hill
- Laclede
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Callao
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sumner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Triplett
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Triplett is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37 people
- Dalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dalton is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
- Ethel
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Snyder
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Snyder is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Brunswick
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Darksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Darksville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darksville
- Bevier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Missouri Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Missouri Village is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missouri Village
- Grand River City ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grand River City is located in Chariton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River City
- Clifton Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Ardmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ardmore is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
- New Boston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Linneus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
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 Chariton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bevier
- Brookfield
- Brunswick
- Bucklin
- Callao
- Clifton Hill
- Ethel
- Keytesville
- Laclede
- Linneus
- Marceline
- Mendon
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Continue List (5 more)
- Rothville
- Salisbury
- Sumner
- Triplett
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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Chariton 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 #713903 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713903 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: Chariton
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marceline
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6575263 Lon: -92.9146398
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Chariton, 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. |
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