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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:

37.1234, -91.6765

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 Texas County<2>.

The county seat for Texas County is located in Houston. Houston lies 20 miles [32.2 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 20 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Cold Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Cold Spring Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring Cemetery
  • Oakside Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Oakside Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakside Cemetery
  • Summersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Summersville Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville Cemetery
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harlow Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Pickett Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickett Cemetery
  • Riley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Riley Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
  • Newsalem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Newsalem Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsalem Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Newsalem Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
    • The Newsalem Cemetery has also been known as:
    • New Salem Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30500 <5>
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Salem Cemetery is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
  • Gill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • The Gill Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Gill Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Mountain View.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28902 <5>
  • Greenlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Greenlawn Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Cemetery
  • Mountain View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
  • Turkey Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The Turkey Oak Cemetery is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Oak Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Duncan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Duncan Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
    • Dyer Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Dyer Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer Cemetery
    • Black Pond Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Black Pond Cemetery is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Pond Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Grace Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
    • New Home Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
    • Rowe Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rowe Cemetery is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 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:

  • Summersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hattie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hattie is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattie
  • Mountain View
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hartshorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hartshorn is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorn
  • Montier
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Montier is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montier
  • Eunice
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Alley is located in Shannon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alley
  • Birch Tree
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Yukon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Yukon is located in Texas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Peace Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Peace Valley is located in Howell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley
  • Eminence
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Raymondville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Solo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Solo is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
    • Willow Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Round Spring
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Round Spring is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Spring
    • Akers
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Akers is located in Shannon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akers
    • Elk Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Elk Creek is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
    • Sterling ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sterling is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
    • Sargent
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Sargent is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent
    • Burnham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Burnham is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
    • Winona
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Houston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Simmons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Simmons is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons
    • Mineral Springs City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
    • Pomona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pomona is located in Howell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona

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 Texas County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Texas 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 #713898  (Bell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713898 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: Texas
      • Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Pine Crest
      • Location given for Bell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 37.1233842     Lon: -91.676533
      • 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 Texas, 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' 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.
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