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:
34.7656, -86.8731
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just 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 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bottom Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottom Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Nick Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nick Davis Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nick Davis Cemetery
- Fielding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fielding Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fielding Cemetery
- Parker Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Church Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Pike Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pike Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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:
- Garner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Fairmount
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Tanner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Center Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Harvest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Rideout Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Caro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Madison Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Decatur
- Elkmont
- Madison
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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 #163665 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163665 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Capshaw
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7656453 Lon: -86.8730591
- 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 Limestone, 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 drawn 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. |