A visit to the Bell 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 Bell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bell Cemetery:
37.9057, -81.9871
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bell Cemetery is located in Logan County<2>.
The county seat for Logan County is located in Logan. Logan lies just to the south of the Bell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Huffman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Huffman Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman Cemetery
- Highland Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Highland Memory Gardens is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Memory Gardens
- The Highland Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #78681 <5>
- Johnson Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pridemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pridemore Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pridemore Cemetery
- Asberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asberry Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asberry Cemetery
- Scaggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scaggs Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scaggs Cemetery
- Craddock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Craddock Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craddock Cemetery
- Stowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stowers Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stowers Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Conley Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Family Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Family Cemetery
- The Conley Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2230130 <5>
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Butcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butcher Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Dingess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Dingess Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess Cemetery
- Fillinger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fillinger Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillinger Cemetery
- J B Ellis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The J B Ellis Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J B Ellis Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Baisden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Baisden Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baisden Cemetery
- Mounts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mounts Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounts Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Foley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Foley Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Verner - Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Robert Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mitchell Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- West Logan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Peach Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hedgeview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hedgeview is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
- Thompson Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Thompson Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
- Chapmanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fort Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Branch is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
- Troy Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Troy Town is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Town
- Wilkinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Holden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holden is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden
- Whitman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Manila
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Manila is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
- Banco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Banco is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banco
- Switzer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Switzer is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzer
- Big Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Sodom
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sodom is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Hewett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hewett is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewett
- Havana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Havana is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
- Whirlwind
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whirlwind is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whirlwind
- Clothier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clothier is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
- Ottawa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ottawa is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Dingess
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dingess is located in Mingo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingess
- Omar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeffrey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jeffrey is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffrey
- Ramage
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramage is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramage
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 Logan 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 Logan 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 Bell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535597 (Bell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535597 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: Logan
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henlawson
- Location given for Bell Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.905658 Lon: -81.9870699
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Logan, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bell 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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