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Initiated in 1999 by former TXBELL Coordinator Bill Bost, the Cemetery Transcription Project for Bell County brought the count up to nearly forty by the end of that year.  By the end of 2007, we had over 130 cemetery inventories in our archives, thanks to our volunteers!

Since TXGenWeb is strictly a volunteer organization, we could not accomplish this impressive task without fellow researchers stepping up to help out with the project.  You have our deep gratitude for your effort!  We count on your participation and that of new volunteers to keep this effort going.  Having the Bell County Cemeteries online in a search-capable format is a major resource for researchers!

Most definitely, our thanks go out to the West Bell County Genealogical Society and the Bell County Historical Commission, who have granted us permission to transcribe their cemetery books.  We are fortunate to have their cooperation on this project and expect they will benefit as well by moving their data to this format.  While many cemeteries will need to be gradually inventoried, this will give us a major head start with the ones already done.