Bell Cemetery

Confederate veteran Uriah Jasper Bell (1839 -1915) brought his family to northeast Texas in 1871. An ordained Baptist minister, he relocated to this area to lead the Ft. Houston Baptist Church. He and his wife Nancy (d. 1918) were the parents of seven children. Their only daughter, Lula Bell Kent, died in a fire in January 1890, three months after her marriage to Will Kent. She was buried on the family farm, and hers is the first burial in what became the Bell Cemetery. Also buried here are the Bells' six sons, as well as several generations of Bell family descendants. (1991)

Bell Cemetery is a historical marker in Palestine, Anderson County, dedicated in 1991. It is one of 115 historical markers documented in Anderson County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 229 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 31.7051, -95.5635 near Palestine. The nearest cataloged historic site is Funderbuck Cemetery (cemetery), about 0.7 miles away. Others within a short drive include Chambers Cemetery, Rucker Cemetery, and Campbell Cemetery.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5001008735. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.