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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 Spur Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.6569°   (36° 39' 24")

Lon:   -80.4728°   (-80° 28' 22")

The Bell Spur Cemetery is located in Patrick County<1>.

The county seat for Patrick County is located in Stuart. Stuart lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east of the Bell Spur Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bell Spur Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bell Spur Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bellspur Cemetery
  • Old Bell Spur Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 either 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 Spur Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Patrick 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 Spur 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bell Spur Cemetery.

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

    • Carters Mill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
    • Ararat
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carroll County
    • Meadows of Dan
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Nester
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nester have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
      • Nester is located in Carroll County
    • Gladesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
      • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
    • Mount Herman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Herman
      • Mount Herman is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Albion
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Peters Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Creek
      • Peters Creek is located in Patrick County
    • Cana
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cana
      • Cana is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cana <3>
    • Flat Rock
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
    • Stuart
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Sheltontown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheltontown
        • Sheltontown is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Westfield
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
        • Westfield is located in Surry County (NC)
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westfield <3>
      • Aarons Corner
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Corner
        • Aarons Corner is located in Stokes County (NC)
      • Fancy Gap
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Toast
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toast have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
        • Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Mount Airy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
        • Mount Airy is located in Surry County (NC)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,175 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Airy <3>
      • Holly Springs
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
        • Holly Springs is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Dugspur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Woolwine
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Campbell
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
        • Campbell is located in Stokes County (NC)
      • Patrick Springs
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lambsburg
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hillsville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bell Spur Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Terry Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Terry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
    • Thomas Stanley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thomas Stanley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Thomas Stanley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Stanley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462291 <7>
    • Emmitt D Stanley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emmitt D Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Emmitt D Stanley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emmitt D Stanley Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
    • Painter Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Painter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Painter Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Painter Cemetery
    • Marshall - Bowman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall - Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marshall - Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall - Bowman Cemetery
    • James Bowman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Bowman Cemetery is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Bowman Cemetery
    • New Bell Spur Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bell Spur Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Bell Spur Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bell Spur Cemetery
    • Banks Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Banks Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banks Cemetery
    • Jessup Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessup Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jessup Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessup Cemetery
    • Turman Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Turman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turman Cemetery
    • Continue List   (19 more) ...
      • Marshall Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Weddle Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weddle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Weddle Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weddle Cemetery
      • Daniel Stanley Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniel Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daniel Stanley Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniel Stanley Cemetery
      • Pilot View Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilot View Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot View Cemetery
      • Danube Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danube Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Danube Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danube Cemetery
      • Terry - Barnard Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terry - Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Terry - Barnard Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry - Barnard Cemetery
      • Bolt Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bolt Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolt Cemetery
      • Bowman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Quesinberry Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quesinberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Quesinberry Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quesinberry Cemetery
      • Bowman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Marshall Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Marshall Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Cemetery
      • Semones Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Semones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Semones Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Semones Cemetery
      • John Largen Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Largen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The John Largen Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Largen Cemetery
      • Bowman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
      • Groundhog Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Groundhog Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Groundhog Hill Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Groundhog Hill Cemetery
      • Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
        • The Carters Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • New Beginning Baptist Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carters Chapel Church Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2219861 <7>
      • Clement Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Clement Family Cemetery is located in Patrick County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Clement Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Ararat.
        • The Clement Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Ralph Alexander Clement Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clement Family Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2458500 <7>
      • Barnard Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnard Cemetery is located in Floyd County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnard Cemetery
      • Reed Island Springs Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Island Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Reed Island Springs Cemetery is located in Carroll County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Island Springs 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 Spur Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1738421  (Bell Spur Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1738421 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: Meadows of Dan
      • County: Patrick         Elev: 822
      • Location given for GNIS #1738421 (Bell Spur Cemetery)

    The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Patrick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Spur Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6569, Longitude: -80.4728    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>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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