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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   31.6799°   (31° 40' 47")

Lon:   -86.2108°   (-86° 12' 38")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.

The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies just to the northwest of 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]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Providence Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Green Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Spears Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Goshen First Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutledge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Clarke Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarke Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Smilie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smilie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smilie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smilie Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Davis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Glenwood.
    • Henderson Memorial Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Bethel AME Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ward - Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward - Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward - Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ward - Thompson Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Davidson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Old Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Glenwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Social Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
    • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Vidette
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vidette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
    • Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
  • Luverne
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Peacock ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Goshen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutledge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Brantley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <6>
  • Hallsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
    • Hallsville is located in Pike County
  • Henderson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
    • Henderson is located in Pike County
  • Cherokee Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Bullock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Zoar
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Coffee County
    • Wingard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wingard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
      • Wingard is located in Pike County
    • Petrey
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
      • Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Merrill Mill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
      • Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
    • Leon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
    • Wilkinstown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
      • Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
    • Pine Level
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Coffee County
    • Jack
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
      • Jack is located in Coffee County
    • Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
      • Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
    • Youngblood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
      • Youngblood is located in Pike County

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. The following communities are located in Crenshaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #114013  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #114013 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Glenwood
    • County: Crenshaw         Elev: 104
    • Location given for GNIS #114013 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Crenshaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6799, Longitude: -86.2108       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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