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A visit to the McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery ...

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

31.0849, -97.5445

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

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

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies just to the east southeast of the McDowell Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the McDowell Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Nolanville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6061 <5>
  • Burris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Burris Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burris Cemetery
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • 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<6> 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 <5>
  • South Belton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The South Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Belton Cemetery
  • North Belton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The North Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belton Cemetery
  • East Belton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
  • Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Killeen Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Killeen Memorial Park is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen Memorial Park
  • Taylors Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellwood Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Blackburn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackburn Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Killeen.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2146247 <5>
    • City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The City Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Cemetery
    • Trimmier Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Salado Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Salado Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Moffat Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moffat Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat Cemetery
    • White Hall Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Hall Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McDowell Cemetery.

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

  • Nolanville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Belton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harker Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brookhaven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
  • Salado
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Moffat
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Walker Village
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Walker Village is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Village
  • Killeen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Little River
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Little River Academy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • 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
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Academy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Academy is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
    • Pendleton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove
    • Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
    • McNair Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • McNair Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair Village
    • Chaffee Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Chaffee Village is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee Village
    • Fort Hood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Ding Dong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ding Dong is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
    • Sparks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Heidenheimer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Flat
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Holland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Troy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Comanche Village I
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village I is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village I
    • Comanche Village III
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village III is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village III
    • Comanche Village II
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Comanche Village II is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Village II

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 McDowell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Belton
  • Fort Hood
  • Holland
  • Killeen
  • Village of Salado
  • Temple

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McDowell 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 McDowell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1385317  (McDowell Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1385317 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: 200 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nolanville
      • Location given for McDowell Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0849004     Lon: -97.5444565
      • 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McDowell 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>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.
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