A visit to the Beth-El 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 Beth-El Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth-El Cemetery:
33.4201, -86.9850
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beth-El Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Beth-El Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beth-El Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Beth-El Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beth-El Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Memorial Gardens
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Joley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valhalla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26853 <5>
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sadlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Adger Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Fairington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fairington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairington Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Beth-El Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beth-El Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Old Jonesboro
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Blue Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hueytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mobile Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- New Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Lipscomb
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Dolomite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winetka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Midfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- McCalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Adger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Fairfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wylam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Rock Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
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 Beth-El Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beth-El Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Hueytown
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Beth-El Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
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 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 Beth-El Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Beth-El Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113981 (Beth-El Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113981 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bessemer
- Location given for Beth-El Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4201095 Lon: -86.9849934
- 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 Jefferson, 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 from Point A (ie- Beth-El 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. |