A visit to the Beda 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 Beda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beda Cemetery:
31.0516, -86.5827
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beda Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Beda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Beda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wing Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Wing
- The Wing Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wing Missionary Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2281632 <5>
- Newell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rock Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Hill Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Old Bradley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Bradley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bradley Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Clary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clary Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clary Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bradley Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blackwater Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Blackwater Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwater Cemetery
- Union Hill Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Almarante Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The North Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek Church Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Reeder Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Reeder Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeder Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Beda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- Falco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Bradley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradley is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Laurel Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Svea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Svea is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svea
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Carolina
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Cannon Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
- Garden City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Garden City is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Florala
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Libertyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Otahite ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
- Paxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Baker
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Brooklyn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Roberts
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Milligan
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Crestview
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Paul
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Horn Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Sanford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- River Falls
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
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 Beda Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Crestview
- Florala
- Milligan
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 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 Beda Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Beda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163413 (Beda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163413 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wing
- Location given for Beda Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0515677 Lon: -86.5827318
- 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 Covington, 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 from Point A (ie- Beda 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. |