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:
31.3410, -85.9430
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies just to the 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Old Wellborn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Old Wellborn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wellborn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Wellborn Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Enterprise.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2398872 <5>
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Phillips Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- New Brockton City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodman Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman Cemetery
- Enterprise City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McGee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Mt. Gilled Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Gilled Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilled Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Little Elam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Little Elam Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elam Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Keyton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Keyton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Brockton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goodman
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clintonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Battens Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Central City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mixson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Level Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Holiday Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Alberton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Chancellor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scranton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Coffee Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Daleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fort Rucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Curtis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Clayhatchee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Danleys Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- County Line
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Kinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Samson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Java
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Daleville
- Enterprise
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Coffee 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 #137058 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137058 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goodman
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3410026 Lon: -85.9429968
- 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 Coffee, 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 drawn 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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