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:
32.7607, -86.0986
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 Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest 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 20 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.
- Bethesda Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nixburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent - Holley Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23983 <5>
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Nixburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thrash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Benson - Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Equality
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Seman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Nixburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Jordan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Fishpond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Pentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Eclectic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irma ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Our Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Benson ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Titus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Alexander City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Eclectic
- Rockford
- Wetumpka
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 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 #135654 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135654 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Equality
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7606833 Lon: -86.0985778
- 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 Coosa, 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> | 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. |