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The location of the Bell 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell 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 Cemetery

Lat:   36.8446°   (36° 50' 40")

Lon:   -78.2489°   (-78° 14' 56")

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

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

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Lunenburg County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

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

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

    • Ogburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Oral Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
    • Dunns Corner
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Opie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Union Level
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Lunenburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
    • South Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
    • Kenbridge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Victoria
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
    • Lochleven
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
    • Chase City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Finneywood
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
        • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • La Crosse
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
        • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
      • Dundas
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
        • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
      • Nutbush
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
        • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
      • Boydton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
        • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <4>
      • Hagood
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
        • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Brodnax
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brokenburg
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
        • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
      • Skipwith
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipwith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
        • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Winnie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
        • Winnie is located in Nottoway County

    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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lunenburg County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bell Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Bailey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
    • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    • Berea Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berea Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • 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 Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • St. James Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. James Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
    • Tussekiah Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Payneton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Payneton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Payneton Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payneton Cemetery
    • Union Level Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Level Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Level Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • St. Lukes Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery
      • Marshall Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Ebenezer Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • West View Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West View Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West View Cemetery
      • Hite Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hite Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hite Cemetery
      • Neblett Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neblett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Neblett Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neblett Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Lunenburg County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood 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 Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1492133  (Bell Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1492133 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: North View
      • County: Lunenburg         Elev: 135
      • Location given for GNIS #1492133 (Bell Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 Virginia's counties, including Lunenburg, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8446, Longitude: -78.2489       In this case, the coordinates for the Bell 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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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