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:
34.0209, -87.0895
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 Cullman County<2>.
The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 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.
- Delma Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Delma Baird Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delma Baird Cemetery
- The Delma Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baird Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336954 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Persimmon Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Ryans Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ryans Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryans Creek Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Calvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Livingston Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Baptist Church #1 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tingle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tingle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingle Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McKinley Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bremen.
- The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Addington Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968101 <5>
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Dorsey Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorsey Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Creek Cemetery
- Kinneys Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
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]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ardell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Crane Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marylee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Powellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Bremen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burrows Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Arley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Trimble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Logan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arkadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Chances Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Slick Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- South Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Damascus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Sipsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Black Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Jones' Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cullman 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 #1730215 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730215 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: Cullman
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crane Hill
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0209366 Lon: -87.0894505
- 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 Cullman, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |