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A visit to the Old Bethel Cemetery ...


The location of the Old Bethel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   34.8073°   (34° 48' 26")

Lon:   -91.5401°   (-91° 32' 24")

The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Prairie County<2>.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Prairie County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Old Bethel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hazen
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
      • Hazen is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,330 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazen <4>
    • De Valls Bluff
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Tollville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
      • Tollville is located in Prairie County
    • Screeton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
      • Screeton is located in Prairie County
    • Fredonia
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
      • Fredonia is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Biscoe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
      • Biscoe is located in Prairie County
    • Brasfield
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
      • Brasfield is located in Prairie County
    • Des Arc
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Arc have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Arc
      • Des Arc is located in Prairie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Arc <4>
    • Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlisle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Lonoke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
    • Parkers Corner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
      • Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
    • Roe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
      • Roe is located in Monroe County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Clarendon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Sand Hill
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
        • Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
      • Ulm
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
        • Ulm is located in Prairie County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
      • Hickory Plains
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
        • Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
      • Little Dixie
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
        • Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
      • Sisemore
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
        • Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
      • Bayou Meto
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
        • Bayou Meto is located in Lonoke County
      • Brinkley
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
        • Brinkley is located in Monroe County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <4>
      • Lonoke
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)

    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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prairie County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hazen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hazen.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54281 <6>
    • Hazen Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hazen Cemetery
    • Green Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Grove Cemetery
    • Czech National Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Czech National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Czech National Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Czech National Cemetery
    • Oakland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakland Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakland Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The White Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Biscoe Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Biscoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biscoe Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Pleasant Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Home Cemetery
    • Walters Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walters Chapel Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walters Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56695 <6>
    • Whippoorwill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whippoorwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whippoorwill Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • McBee Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBee Cemetery
      • Carlisle Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
      • Lutheran Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
      • Mt. Zion Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Carlisle Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlisle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlisle Cemetery
      • Russian Orthodox Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Russian Orthodox Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russian Orthodox Cemetery
      • St. Luke Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Luke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Luke Cemetery
      • Zion Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Lakeside Cemetery
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Prairie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeside Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Old Bethel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #52984  (Old Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #52984 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hazen
      • County: Prairie         Elev: 64
      • Location given for GNIS #52984 (Old Bethel Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

    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 Arkansas' counties, including Prairie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8073, Longitude: -91.5401       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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