Bell's Chapel Cemetery
Founded 1875. Site for church cemetery was given on Dec. 27, 1875, by local landowners John and Elizabeth Gibbons. This tract and some later purchases were deeded to the Methodist Episcopal Church South. Church and cemetery were named in honor of confederate war veteran Jodie M. Bell, a church and civic leader in Rockett Community, and first person to be buried here, 1877. Red Oak Masonic Lodge No. 461, chartered in 1876, helped build 2-story chapel and meeting hall. The lodge moved to Red Oak in 1894.
32.4790° N, 96.7841° W
Where to Find It
From the intersection of FM 813 and Loma Linda Rd. in Rockett Community, take Loma Linda Rd. N. approx. 1mi., then W on Bell Chapel Rd. approx. 1.5mi. to cemetery.
Nearby Markers
- 1.2 mi E Graves Cemetery Waxahachie
- 1.4 mi SE Rockett Christian Church Rockett
- 1.7 mi N Fry - Butcher House Red Oak
- 2.2 mi NW Red Oak Cemetery Red Oak
- 2.4 mi W Parsons' Cavalry C.S.A. Waxahachie
- 2.4 mi W Ellis County Red Oak