A visit to the Bell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bell Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bell Cemetery (FG ID #77730)
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 has been estimated.<2>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Cemetery
Lat: 38.0132° (38° 0' 47")
Lon: -81.9040° (-81° 54' 14")
The Bell Cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the northeast of the Bell Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> of the Bell Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chapman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Ellis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baisden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Stollings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Willie Stollings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Workman Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Workman Community Cemetery is located in Boone County
- The Workman Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Workman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80359 <1>
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Zatto Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball - Bias Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Floyd Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #79199 <1>
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Old Burwell Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Burwell Miller Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Burwell Miller Cemetery came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<7>
- The Old Burwell Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- The Old Burwell Miller Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green - Bias Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437625 <1>
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Hill Family
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hill Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hager Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hager Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stolling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stolling Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stolling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stolling Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2285288 <1>
- Hager Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Workman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Workman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Workman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Pauley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bias Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bias Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bias Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bias Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2543116 <1>
- Miller / Patrick Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Canterberry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canterberry Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canterberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Canterberry Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #77942 <1>
- Canterbury Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ball Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rathburn Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Manila
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manila. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Manila
- From the Bell Cemetery to Manila
- Havana
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Havana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Havana
- From the Bell Cemetery to Havana
- Turtle Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Low Gap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
- Low Gap is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Low Gap
- From the Bell Cemetery to Low Gap
- Hewett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ramage
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Powell Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Secoal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Secoal. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Secoal
- Secoal is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Secoal
- From the Bell Cemetery to Secoal
- Price Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Madison
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Banco
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chapmanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clothier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ottawa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Uneeda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Foch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quinland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quinland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinland
- Quinland is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quinland
- From the Bell Cemetery to Quinland
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Layville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Layville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layville
- Layville is located in Boone County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Layville
- From the Bell Cemetery to Layville
- Mitchell Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Dodson Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Foster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 #1535598 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1535598 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: Mud
- County: Boone Elev: 334
- Location given for GNIS #1535598 (Bell Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77730
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | 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. |
<2> | 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. |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0132, Longitude: -81.9040 In this case, the coordinates for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<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 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. |
<7> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
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