A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
31.9896, -87.7558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the south of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morrisette Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morrisette Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisette Cemetery
- Choctaw Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- McFadden Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Danzy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Danzy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzy Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Airmount Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Airmount Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmount Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Paynes Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pruitt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt Cemetery
- Bashi Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bashi Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashi Cemetery
- Hoboken Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hoboken Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea 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 Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Thomasville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Glover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Sweet Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Moss ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Arlington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Magnolia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Aimwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Fulton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Morvin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Lamison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Dickinson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Nettleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Lower Peach Tree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Yellow Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Half Acre
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Nanafalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Putnam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Peach Tree
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114015 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114015 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bashi
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9895957 Lon: -87.7558393
- 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 Clarke, 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- Bethel 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |