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:
32.9574, -88.5331
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 Noxubee County<2>.
The county seat for Noxubee County is located in Macon. Macon lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slaughter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Slaughter Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Shuqualak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shuqualak Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak Cemetery
- Wahalak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak Cemetery
- Eaves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eaves Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaves Cemetery
- DeJarnate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The DeJarnate Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnate Cemetery
- Twin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Pine Turkey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Turkey Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Turkey Cemetery
- Old Wahalak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Wahalak Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wahalak Cemetery
- Poorhouse Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Poorhouse Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poorhouse Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Felton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Van Devender Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Van Devender Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Devender Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
- Binnsville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Shuqualak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Wahalak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Scooba
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Binnsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Cooksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Macon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Electric Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Geiger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Sucarnoochee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Panola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Panola is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Mashulaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mashulaville is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mashulaville
- Hashuqua ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hashuqua is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hashuqua
- Lynville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Porterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Fearns Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Fearns Springs is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearns Springs
- Deerbrook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Brooksville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Handle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Handle is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handle
- Emelle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Ravine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
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 Noxubee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brooksville
- De Kalb
- Geiger
- Macon
- Scooba
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Noxubee 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 #666775 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666775 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: Noxubee
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shuqualak
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9573509 Lon: -88.5330969
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Noxubee, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |