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A visit to the Bell Springs Cemetery ...


The location of the Bell Springs Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Bell Springs Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Springs Cemetery

Lat:   31.9174°   (31° 55' 2")

Lon:   -97.0114°   (-97° 0' 41")

The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Hill County<2>.

The county seat for Hill County is located in Hillsboro. Hillsboro lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bell Springs Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Hill 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 Bell Springs 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 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bell Springs Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bynum
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bynum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
      • Bynum is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bynum <4>
    • Abbott
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chatt
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatt
      • Chatt is located in Hill County
    • Penelope
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Malone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Malone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
    • West
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
      • West is located in McLennan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
    • Irene
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
      • Irene is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irene <4>
    • Brandon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
      • Brandon is located in Hill County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandon <4>
    • Hillsboro
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Tours
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
      • Tours is located in McLennan County
    • Carl's Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carl's Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl's Corner
      • Carl's Corner is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
    • Mertens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mertens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertens
      • Mertens is located in Hill County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mertens <4>
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Aquilla
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Leroy
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
        • Leroy is located in McLennan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leroy <4>
      • Mount Calm
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Calm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Calm
        • Mount Calm is located in Hill County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Calm <4>
      • Hubbard
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hubbard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard
        • Hubbard is located in Hill County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,418 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hubbard <4>
      • Lovelace
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
        • Lovelace is located in Hill County
      • Peoria
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
        • Peoria is located in Hill County
      • Ross
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ross have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
        • Ross is located in McLennan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ross <4>
      • Milford
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
        • Milford is located in Ellis County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
      • Tyson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson
        • Tyson is located in Hill County
      • Frost
        (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 Bell Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hill County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Aquilla
      • Aquilla lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bell Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Aquilla.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
    • Dawson
    • Hillsboro
    • Milford
      • Milford lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bell Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milford.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Mount Calm
    • Peoria
      • Peoria lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Bell Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peoria.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • West
      • West lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bell Springs Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for West.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bell Springs Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Abbott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abbott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abbott Cemetery
    • Fatina Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fatina Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fatina Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fatina Cemetery
    • Jessie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jessie Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessie Cemetery
    • Liberty Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in McLennan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Grove Cemetery
    • Burross Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burross Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burross Cemetery
    • Tabola Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabola Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabola Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabola Cemetery
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
    • George Newton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the George Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The George Newton Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the George Newton Cemetery
    • Penelope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Penelope Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Penelope Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Penelope.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penelope Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1014603 <6>
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Walling Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walling Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walling Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Hill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Brandon Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • The Brandon Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • The Brandon Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bynum Brandon Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brandon Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2689 <6>
      • National Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The National Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the National Cemetery
      • Cottonwood Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
      • Old Brandon Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Park Ridge Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Park Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Park Ridge Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Park Ridge Cemetery
      • Ridge Park Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hillsboro City Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mesquite Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mesquite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mesquite Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mesquite Cemetery
      • Graham Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Graham Cemetery is located in Hill County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery

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

    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 Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1330379  (Bell Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1330379 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Abbott
      • County: Hill         Elev: 186
      • Location given for GNIS #1330379 (Bell Springs Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    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 Hill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Bell Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9174, Longitude: -97.0114       In this case, the coordinates for the Bell Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <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.




 

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