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A visit to the Volo 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 Volo Cemetery ...

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

30.9255, -97.3394

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

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

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Volo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Volo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Volo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Cemetery
  • Reeds Lake Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Lake Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Center Lake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <5>
  • McCann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCann Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
  • Taplin View Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Taplin View Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taplin View Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Wedel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedel Cemetery
    • Bell Plains Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bell Plains Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Plains Cemetery
    • Roucker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Roucker Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roucker Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roucker Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Holland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6503 <5>
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Science Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hennington Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hennington Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennington Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Simmons Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simmons Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178449 <5>
    • Val Verde Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Val Verde Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Cemetery
    • Greathouse Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Volo Cemetery.

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

  • Sparks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Little River Academy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Holland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Vilas
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Rogers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Heidenheimer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Val Verde
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Davilla
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Temple
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Edgeworth
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
    • Belton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Salado
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Schwertner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckholts
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Meeks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Cyclone
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cyclone is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
    • Friendship ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Friendship is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Granger
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ocker
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Oenaville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Laneport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Laneport is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneport

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 Volo 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 Volo Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Volo 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 Volo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1370681  (Volo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1370681 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: 140 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little River
      • Location given for Volo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9254629     Lon: -97.3394456
      • 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- Volo 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.
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