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:
33.7865, -86.2136
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 Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville 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 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
- Choate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Choate Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choate Cemetery
- Reeves Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeves Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Grove Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
- Wester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Deerman Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerman Chapel Cemetery
- Beason / Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Heald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Heald Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heald Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Chapel Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green 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:
- Ragland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ashville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Coal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Ohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Steele
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Riverside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cochran Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Branchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Appalachian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Avondale Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Seddon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Markton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Southside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
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 Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Macon
- Macon lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Odenville
- Ragland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Saint Clair 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 #1805537 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805537 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cox Gap
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7864883 Lon: -86.2135876
- 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 Saint Clair, 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. |