A visit to the Beth Israel 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 Israel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beth Israel Cemetery:
34.0351, -85.9758
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beth Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies just to the southwest of the Beth Israel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beth Israel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Tillison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tillison Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillison Cemetery
- Union Hill UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Southern Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <5>
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Burns Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22342 <5>
- Alabama City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCartney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Turkeytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525836 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Duck Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Duck Springs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beth Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gadsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- East Gadsden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Alabama City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Burns Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Crudup
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Reece City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Attalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Rainbow City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Wilsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Duck Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Pilgrims Rest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Cobb City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Southside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Yancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Ballplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ivalee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
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 Israel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beth Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Beth Israel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Israel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113980 (Beth Israel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113980 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gadsden East
- Location given for Beth Israel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0350972 Lon: -85.9758045
- 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 Etowah, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beth Israel 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. |
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