A visit to the Bellewood 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 Bellewood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bellewood Cemetery:
33.0776, -90.5240
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bellewood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bellewood Cemetery is located in Humphreys County<2>.
The county seat for Humphreys County is located in Belzoni. Belzoni lies just to the north northeast of the Bellewood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bellewood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Bellewood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bellewood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carson Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Balup Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Balup Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balup Cemetery
- Pluto Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pluto Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Fullilove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Fullilove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullilove Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Wolf Lake Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Brooks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Mathena Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mathena Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathena Cemetery
- Mt. Everet Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Everet Cemetery is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Everet Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Marcella Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Marcella Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcella Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bellewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bellewood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Silver City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Silver City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Gooden Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gooden Lake is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooden Lake
- Louise
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louise is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Belzoni
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Crump
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Pluto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pluto is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluto
- Lake City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Murphy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Auter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Auter is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auter
- Bee Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bee Lake is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Lake
- Bee Lake has also been known as:
- Bee Lake Plantation
- Richey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Richey is located in Sharkey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richey
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jaketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jaketown is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaketown
- Isola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Isola is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
- Eden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eden is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Good Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Willet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Willet is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet
- Mileston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Delta City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Delta City is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta City
- Yazoo City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Former names for Yazoo City:
- Hannan's Bluff
- Manchester
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <6>
- Pearce ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pearce is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearce
- Jonestown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Tolarville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
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 Bellewood Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Humphreys County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bellewood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Bellewood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Humphreys 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 Bellewood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666795 (Bellewood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666795 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: Humphreys
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Midnight
- Location given for Bellewood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0776267 Lon: -90.5239803
- 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 Humphreys, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bellewood 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. |