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:
34.2023, -86.2869
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23408 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Nixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Chapel Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walls Chapel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Chapel Cemetery
- Red Apple Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Red Apple Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Apple Cemetery
- New Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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:
- Horton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Whitesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Hyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Street ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Rabbit Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- McLarty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Highmound
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Gregory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Boaz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Snead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Mountainboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Wyeth City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
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 Marshall 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 first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Marshall 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 #147462 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147462 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2023172 Lon: -86.2869244
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions 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. |