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:
36.5311, -85.8514
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 Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Lafayette. Lafayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Franklin - York Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Franklin - York Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin - York Cemetery
- The Franklin - York Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bakerton Cemetery
- Hance Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358292 <5>
- Dickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dickens Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens Cemetery
- McCawley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCawley Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCawley Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The West Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Irving Meador Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kirby Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Kirby Family Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Family Cemetery
- Wakefield Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pedigo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elias McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- John Brandon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The John Brandon Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Brandon Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Long Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Long Fork Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Fork Cemetery
- Poney McDonald Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray Cemetery
- John R Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wakefield - Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cortez Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cortez Adams Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez Adams Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Graves and Teele Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Browning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hermitage Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Red Boiling Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jenkins Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Walnut Shade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade
- Mill Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mill Town is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
- Gibbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gibbs Crossroads is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Crossroads
- Hermitage Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- North Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Springs
- Frog Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Frog Pond is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Pond
- Clementsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Clementsville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementsville
- Gamaliel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Haydenburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Haydenburg is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haydenburg
- Akersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Akersville is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lafayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Meadorville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadorville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadorville
- Pleasant Shade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Difficult
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Whitleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitleyville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitleyville
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Boles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boles is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Rough Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Moss
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Defeated
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Fountain Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hestand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hestand is located in Monroe County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hestand
- Tompkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lafayette
- Red Boiling Springs
- Tompkinsville
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 #2084460 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2084460 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Boiling Springs
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5311111 Lon: -85.8513889
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Macon, 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- 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. |