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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:

31.5388, -87.1755

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 Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies just to the west 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 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Puryearville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Puryearville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryearville Cemetery
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lee Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
  • John Green Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The John Green Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Green Cemetery
  • Bermuda Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bermuda Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bermuda Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bermuda
  • Rumbley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
  • Beulah Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
  • Bethesda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
  • McMillan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The McMillan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
  • Limestone Faulk Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Martin Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24222 <5>
  • Ramah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ramah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
    • Amity Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Amity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Daily Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Daily Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
    • New Haven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The New Haven Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
    • Pine Orchard Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Pine Orchard Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
    • Belleville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Belleville Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville Cemetery
    • Arkadelphia Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Arkadelphia Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia Cemetery
    • Ivey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ivey Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Burnt Corn
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
  • Bermuda
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
  • Ramah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ramah is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
  • Peterman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Peterman is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
  • Pine Orchard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
  • Belleville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belleville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Tunnel Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
    • Former name for Tunnel Springs:
    • Kempsville
  • Monroeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Repton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Ollie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ollie is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
  • Excel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Excel is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
  • Mexia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Mexia is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Lenox
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Natchez
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Natchez is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
    • Lovan ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Lovan is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
    • Beatrice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pineville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Pineville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
    • Evergreen
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Frisco City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Owassa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Owassa is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
    • Commerce
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Commerce is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Range
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Range is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
    • Wilcox
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
    • Mixonville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
    • Scratch Ankle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle

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 Monroe 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 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 Monroe 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 #1805639  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805639 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Burnt Corn
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.5387732     Lon: -87.1755371
      • 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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.