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:
33.4896, -85.6841
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Delta Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Delta Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delta Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Delta.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Hepsabah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hepsabah Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsabah Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Black Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greens Chapel Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Beason Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beason Grove Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Delta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollis Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Haynes Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Abel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Elder
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Christiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Micaville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Kentuck
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Barfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- De Armanville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Milner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Morrison Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Choccolocco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- Ofelia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Heflin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Iron City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Hobson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Silver Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Cambridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Newell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Anniston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Heflin
- Lineville
- Oxanna
- Oxford
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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 #163630 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163630 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Delta
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4895538 Lon: -85.6841262
- 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 Clay, 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- 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> | 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. |
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