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A visit to the South Belton 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 South Belton Cemetery ...

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

31.0510, -97.4631

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

The South Belton 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 South Belton Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the South Belton 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 South Belton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • East Belton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The East Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Belton Cemetery
  • North Belton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The North Belton Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Belton Cemetery
  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Taylors Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Proctor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Proctor Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
  • McDowell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The McDowell Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Bell Plains Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Plains Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bellwood Memorial Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Salado Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Salado Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado Cemetery
    • Center Lake Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Temple City Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 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 <6>
    • 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
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the South Belton Cemetery.

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

  • Belton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Morgan's Point Resort
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Salado
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River Academy
    (8 miles [12.9 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
  • Academy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Nolanville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Heidenheimer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Moffat
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Moffat is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moffat
  • Sparks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Harker Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Holland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pendleton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Troy
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookhaven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
    • Oenaville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • The Grove
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • The Grove is located in Coryell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Grove

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 South Belton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Belton
  • Holland
    • Holland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the South Belton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Killeen
    • Killeen lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the South Belton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Killeen.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killeen
  • Moody
    • Moody lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the South Belton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moody.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
  • Village of Salado
    • Salado lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the South Belton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Salado.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salado
  • Temple
    • Temple lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the South Belton Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Temple.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple

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 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 South Belton 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 South Belton Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1385339  (South Belton Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1385339 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: 169 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Belton
      • Location given for South Belton Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0510134     Lon: -97.463064
      • 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- South Belton 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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