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:
31.5371, -87.3525
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies just to the east southeast 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]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Mexia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mexia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carry Mt. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry Mt. Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Rumbley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Excel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Excel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Daily Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Daily Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
- Limestone Faulk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Claiborne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Claiborne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne Cemetery
- McConnico Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McConnico Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico Cemetery
- Baas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Baas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baas Cemetery
- Puryearville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Puryearville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryearville 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:
- Monroeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mexia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Ollie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Peterman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Frisco City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Excel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Perdue Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Scratch Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Tunnel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Claiborne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Bermuda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Megargel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Repton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Corn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Ramah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Goodway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Pine Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Natchez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Beatrice
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Range
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Frisco City
- Monroeville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Monroe 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 #1730547 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730547 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 117 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monroeville
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5371061 Lon: -87.3524864
- 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 Monroe, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |