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:
39.2309, -91.2235
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Bowling Green. Bowling Green lies just to the north 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 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kerr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kerr Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerr Cemetery
- Old Ashley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Ashley Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ashley Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Hays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hays Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Louisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Louisville Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Louisville Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Louisville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260395 <5>
- St. Clement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clement Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Worthington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Worthington Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Anson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Anson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson Cemetery
- Grimmett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grimmett Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimmett Cemetery
- Brinegar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brinegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinegar Cemetery
- Jamieson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jamieson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamieson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Grove Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Whiteside.
- The Oak Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oak Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418671 <5>
- Parson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Parson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Cemetery
- Kimler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kimler Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimler Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Copenhaven Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Copenhaven Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhaven Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Ashley
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ashley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
- Louisville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Corso
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Cyrene
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cyrene is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyrene
- Bowling Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tarrants
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tarrants is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrants
- Population from the 2010 Census: 22 people
- New Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Harmony is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Curryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Curryville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Silex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whiteside is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Eolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Middletown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Gamma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gamma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamma
- Calumet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calumet is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
- Mackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Truxton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Briscoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Vandalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
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 Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellflower
- Bowling Green
- Louisiana
- Middletown
- Silex
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Pike 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 #713902 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713902 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louisville
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.2308768 Lon: -91.2234797
- 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 Pike, 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 things 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ashley and Whiteside. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |