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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 Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery

Lat:   38.5859°   (38° 35' 9")

Lon:   -78.7719°   (-78° 46' 18")

The Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites 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 Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Rockingham 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 Bethel Church of the Brethren 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 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery.

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

    • Mayland
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
      • Mayland is located in Rockingham County
    • Daphna
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphna have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphna
      • Daphna is located in Rockingham County
    • Broadway
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacey Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Spring
      • Lacey Spring is located in Rockingham County
    • Timberville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Linville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville
      • Linville is located in Rockingham County
    • Plains Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Mill
      • Plains Mill is located in Rockingham County
    • Cootes Store
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cootes Store
      • Cootes Store is located in Rockingham County
    • Turleytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turleytown
      • Turleytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Cherry Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
      • Cherry Grove is located in Rockingham County
    • Edom
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edom
      • Edom is located in Rockingham County
    • Melrose
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melrose have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
      • Melrose is located in Rockingham County
    • Continue List   (7 more) ...
      • New Market
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Singers Glen
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singers Glen
        • Singers Glen is located in Rockingham County
      • Fulks Run
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulks Run
        • Fulks Run is located in Rockingham County
      • Harrisonburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Shenandoah
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
        • Shenandoah is located in Page County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
      • New Erection
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Erection
        • New Erection is located in Rockingham County
      • Verbena
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
        • Verbena is located in Page County

    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 Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Broadway
      • Broadway lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Broadway.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
    • Harrisonburg
    • New Market

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Linville Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Zion Mennonite Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Broadway Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Homan Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Homan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Homan Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Homan Family Cemetery is located in Broadway.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homan Family Cemetery
    • Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Mennonite Fellowship Church Cemetery
    • Lacey Spring Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arkton Tunker Church Cemetery
    • Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Bethlehem UCC Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • The Bethlehem UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Martz Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem UCC Cemetery
    • St. Paul's Lutheran Church Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wampler Family Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Run Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Kline Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Kline Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Kline Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
      • The Kline Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Kline Family Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kline Family Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Trout Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Trout Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Trout Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trout Family Cemetery
      • Rhodes Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Rhodes Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Rhodes Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • The Rhodes Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Roth Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rhodes Family Cemetery
      • Salvage Kring Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Salvage Kring Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Salvage Kring Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • The Salvage Kring Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Kring Salvage Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salvage Kring Cemetery
      • Lincoln Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Lincoln Family Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • The Lincoln Family Cemetery has also been known as:
        • John Lincoln Family Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Family Cemetery
      • Pine Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Brock Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • The Brock Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
      • Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • The Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located in Rockingham County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the northeast of New Market.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Church of the Brethren Cemetery
      • Zirkle / Driver Family Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Concord UCC Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Timberville Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)

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

    The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

    The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Bethel Church of the Brethren Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5859, Longitude: -78.7719    
    <3>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.
    <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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>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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