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A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:

31.0049, -97.4614

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Allen Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies just to the north of the Allen Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Resthaven Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resthaven Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resthaven Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of Belton and Salado.  The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Belton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6326 <6>
  • South Belton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The South Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Belton Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Taylors Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • East Belton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
  • Bell Plains Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Plains Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Belton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4232 <6>
  • North Belton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The North Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belton Cemetery
  • Center Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Salado Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salado Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McDowell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
    • Post Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
    • Greathouse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Dallas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dallas Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Holland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135082 <6>
    • Holland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Burris Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Burris Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
    • Volo Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo Cemetery
    • Reeds Lake Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Lake Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Belton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Salado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Little River Academy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Academy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Sparks
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Holland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Heidenheimer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Temple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Nolanville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Harker Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Schwertner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Moffat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Moffat is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
    • Bartlett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Vilas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Vilas is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
    • Rogers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pendleton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookhaven
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Jarrell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oenaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 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 Allen Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Allen Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Allen Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1385328  (Allen Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1385328 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belton
      • Location given for Allen Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.004904     Lon: -97.4613964
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Bell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Allen 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Belton and Salado. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <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.
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