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:
39.4967, -81.1665
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Marietta. Marietta lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 23 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.
- German Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The German Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Matamoras.
- The St. Patricks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Blue Bird Cemetery
- Ludlow Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184817 <5>
- Independence Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- German Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The German Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- Tice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tice Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tice Cemetery
- Muskingum Valley Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Huffman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
- Holdren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holdren Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holdren Cemetery
- Beavertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beavertown Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Lawrence Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bowersock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bowersock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersock Cemetery
- Pt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Pt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pt. Lookout Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Grandview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grandview Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Cemetery
- Springer Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Springer Grave is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Grave
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:
- Ward ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ward is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Deucher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deucher is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deucher
- Wade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wade is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Grandview is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Friendly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendly is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Matamoras
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Matamoras is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
- Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
- Muskingum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Muskingum is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskingum
- Steel Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Steel Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Run
- DeLong
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeLong is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLong
- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Saint Marys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Algeria ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Algeria is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algeria
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Dalzell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dalzell is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalzell
- Gasville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gasville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasville
- Newell Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newell Run is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Run
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
- Adonis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adonis is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adonis
- Sistersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Meadville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Meadville is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadville
- Graysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Graysville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Yankeeburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yankeeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeeburg
- Willow Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
- Schultz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Schultz is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
- Adlai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adlai is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adlai
- Hebron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Pleasants County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Plum Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plum Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Run
- Antioch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Lower Salem
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lower Salem is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Salem
- Saint Marys
- Sistersville
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 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 #1075342 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1075342 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 342 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Raven Rock
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4967413 Lon: -81.1665013
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Washington, 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> | 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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