A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
33.1118, -85.7352
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Vickers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Vickers Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vickers Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212691 <5>
- Milam Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Leander Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Daviston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- Daviston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- The Daviston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mellow Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24325 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goldville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Emuckfaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- New Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Mellow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Daviston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Cowpens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Truett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Wadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Matilda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cragford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Abanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Forester Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Harkins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Dudleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Milltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Ofelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
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 Bethany Cemetery. The following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805369 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805369 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daviston
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1117862 Lon: -85.735237
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany 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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