Bell
County Texas Genealogy and History
CEMETERY CENTRAL
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Welcome to the Cemetery Central page for Bell County, Texas. With this site, we have made an effort to organize in one place all resources and tools helpful in researching the cemeteries of our county. If you have any suggestions or corrections for this page, please contact TXBELL assistant coordinator Jody Dillard.
At this time, we have over a hundred cemetery
inventories available to browse in the archives. We've had some great volunteers assisting with this valuable
project to make these valuable resources FREE to any Bell County
researchers. If you would like to inventory or transcribe a cemetery,
start a cleanup project, or submit headstone photos, contact
Jody!
BELL COUNTY CEMETERY LINKS
Digital Archives Library - our online archives include Bell County cemetery inventories, obituaries, and death records
Cemetery Transcription Project - ongoing effort to store Bell County cemetery lists online in the archives for free research
Bell County Cemetery Coordinates - listing of Bell County cemeteries known to the US Geological Survey, including navigational coordinates and region. As of July 2002, this only lists 55 cemeteries, but should include all the major ones.
USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project (Bell County TX)
BellNet Cemetery Database - another list of known Bell County cemeteries
Bell
County Cemeteries on Findagrave.com - Great resource for interments and
grave photos!
ENHANCED CEMETERY PAGES
An ever-increasing collection of pages, each dedicated to detailing
a specific Bell County cemetery. Check back often for new pages!
GENERAL CEMETERY RESOURCES
Texas Historic Commission Historic Cemetery Program - similar the to the state's historical marker program, this program is to recognize and record the historic cemeteries of Texas. Bell County cemeteries currently recognized are Little River - Wilson Valley Cemetery, Moffat Cemetery, South Belton Cemetery, Willingham Cemetery, and the Old Salado Cemetery. An application is underway for Taylor's Valley Cemetery and perhaps others.
Historic Texas Cemeteries - a comprehensive site by Donna Brand about the cemeteries of Texas. Check it out!
Cemeteries of Texas - website dedicated to obtaining, creating, and presenting Texas cemeteries as they are today
Virtual Cemetery - an interesting site by genealogy.com on which you can browse and share tombstone pictures. Sometimes a little buggy, but a great resource
USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project
USGS Coordinate Locator - great search tool for the US Geological Survey database of landmarks, including cemeteries. Provides navigational coordinates and a map from the U.S. Census Bureau's Tiger Map Server.
Maptech - online resource for topographical maps. Search by place name or GPS coordinates
TopoZone - online resource for topographical maps. Search by place name or GPS coordinates
DMS Converter - Convert geographic coordinates from degree, minutes, and seconds to decimal coordinates. Or vice versa.
The Cemetery Column - articles about cemeteries
Save Texas Cemeteries - non-profit organization for saving Texas cemeteries
FuneralNet - Online resource for locating obituaries, funeral homes, cremation, and cemetery records.
Cemetery Restoration Toolbox - Great resource for cemetery/tombstone restorations
Association for Gravestone Studies - an organization for the purpose of furthering the study and preservation of gravestones.
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