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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. 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:

31.0410, -86.9308

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 Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 22 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.

  • Sellersville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
  • May Creek Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • McLellan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The McLellan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLellan Cemetery
  • Black Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Black Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Dixonville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Dixonville Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville Cemetery
  • Travis Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Travis Creek Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Creek Cemetery
  • Still Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Ft. Crawford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ft. Crawford Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Crawford Cemetery
    • Travis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Rock Creek Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sam McGowin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
    • Baptist Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
    • Odom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Odom Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
    • Old Fidelis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Fidelis Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fidelis Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Roberts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • East Brewton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Brewton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Jay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <5>
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Pollard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Brooklyn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Johnsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Castleberry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Wing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Wing is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
    • Falco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Falco is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
    • Hammac
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Cannon Town
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
    • Flomaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Century
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <5>
    • Nymph
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
    • Baker
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
    • Paul
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Paul is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta

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 Escambia County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brewton
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Bethel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Sparta - Historic

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Escambia 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 #133751  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133751 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roberts
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.0410133     Lon: -86.9307971
      • 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 Escambia, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.