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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery

Lat:   35.2902°   (35° 17' 24")

Lon:   -78.5386°   (-78° 32' 18")

The Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery is located in Johnston County<1>.

The county seat for Johnston County is located in Smithfield. Smithfield lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the northeast of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Johnston County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Plain View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
      • Plain View is located in Sampson County
    • McKoy
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKoy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKoy
      • McKoy is located in Johnston County
    • Lakeside Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Harnett County
    • Grove Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
      • Grove Park is located in Harnett County
    • Westhaven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhaven
      • Westhaven is located in Harnett County
    • Dunn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
      • Dunn is located in Harnett County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunn <4>
    • Peacocks Crossroads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks Crossroads
      • Peacocks Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Benson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Averasboro ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averasboro
      • Averasboro is located in Harnett County
    • Spiveys Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiveys Corner
      • Spiveys Corner is located in Sampson County
    • Blackmans Mills
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackmans Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmans Mills
      • Blackmans Mills is located in Sampson County
    • Allens Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Crossroads
      • Allens Crossroads is located in Johnston County
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Turlington
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turlington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
        • Turlington is located in Harnett County
      • Erwin
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
        • Erwin is located in Harnett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,202 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erwin <4>
      • Godwin
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Falcon
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
        • Falcon is located in Cumberland County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Newton Grove
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Linden
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Vann Crossroads
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vann Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Crossroads
        • Vann Crossroads is located in Sampson County
      • Coats
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
        • Coats is located in Harnett County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,520 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coats <4>
      • Four Oaks
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
        • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <4>

    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 Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnston County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Benson
      • Benson lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benson.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
    • Buies Creek
    • Dunn
      • Dunn lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dunn.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Erwin
      • Erwin lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erwin.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
    • Falcon
      • Falcon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Falcon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Four Oaks
      • Four Oaks lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Four Oaks.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hardy Draughton Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Lee's Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Lee's Chapel Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • The Lee's Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Lee's Chapel Church Cemetery
      • Williford Cemetery
      • Williford Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee's Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2419727 <6>
    • Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • W.K. Beasley Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • T. Mann Barefoot Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Julius M. Parker Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Barefoot Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Johnston County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northeast of Peacocks Crossroads.
      • The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
      • John A. Barefoot Cemetery
      • Tart Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barefoot Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2421426 <6>
    • John A. Hayes Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ellington Tart Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Resthaven Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Memorial Park is located in Harnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lee Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sampson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Austin Tart Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Lee & Johnson Restorium
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Devotional Gardens
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Devotional Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Devotional Gardens is located in Harnett County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Devotional Gardens
      • Westbrook Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Westbrook Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Westbrook Family Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • The Westbrook Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Uriah Westwood Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2418281 <6>
      • Lee Family Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Barefoot Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Barefoot Cemetery is located in Johnston County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barefoot Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the northwest of Peacocks Crossroads.
        • The Barefoot Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Barefoot Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barefoot Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46790 <6>
      • Henry & Nancy Smith Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Naylor Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Naylor Cemetery is located in Sampson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naylor Cemetery
      • Reedy Prong Church Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • J.R. Allen Family Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)

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

    The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Johnston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Willis Andrew Bell Family cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2902, Longitude: -78.5386    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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