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:
36.0329, -77.4111
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 Halifax County<2>.
The county seat for Halifax County is located in Halifax. Halifax lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- Whitehard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitehard Cemetery is located in Halifax County
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- James Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The James Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Leggett House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mizell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Whitehead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hardy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Martin County
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- Mizell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mizell Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizell Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Hyman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hyman Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyman Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
- Staton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Staton Cemetery is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Hobgood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hobgood is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Braswells Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Braswells Crossroads is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswells Crossroads
- Speed
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Palmyra
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Roseneath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Roseneath is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseneath
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Scotland Neck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Coakley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coakley is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley
- Oak City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leggett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Leggett is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hope Lodge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Lodge is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Lodge
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Tarboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hassell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hassell is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
- Summerfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerfield is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Princeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Princeville is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,901 people
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartsease
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsease is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsease
- Gold Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Point is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Point
- Lewiston Woodville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston Woodville is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston Woodville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Kelford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kelford is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Roxobel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxobel is located in Bertie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Gethsemane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Hartsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hartsboro is located in Edgecombe County
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- Henrietta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henrietta is located in Edgecombe County
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- Tillery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Conetoe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Conetoe is located in Edgecombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conetoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
- Bethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parmele
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Parmele is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmele
- Population from the 2020 Census: 253 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 Halifax County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bethel
- Scotland Neck
- Tarboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Halifax 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 #980933 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980933 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: Halifax
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hobgood
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.0329343 Lon: -77.4110798
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Halifax, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |