A visit to the Bean Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Bean Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bean Cemetery:
34.6270, -85.6044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bean Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bean Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Bean Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bean Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bean Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bean Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cordell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <5>
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hartline Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hartline Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartline Cemetery
- Pannell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pannell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell Cemetery
- Biddle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Beaty Crossroads.
- The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <5>
- Pea Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Bankhead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Forester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Forester Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fuller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Bible Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bible Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bible Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bean Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kaolin
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Hammondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Valley Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bankhead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Beaty Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cloudland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henagar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rising Fawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Stewart Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Fort Payne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Pisgah
(14 miles [22.5 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 Bean Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bean Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Rising Fawn
- Valley Head
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 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 Bean Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Bean Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158777 (Bean Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158777 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Springs
- Location given for Bean Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6270273 Lon: -85.6044103
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bean Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |