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:
32.9518, -85.9452
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 Tallapoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the 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 25 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.
- Carver Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kennedy - Christian - Sasser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Level Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sunny Level Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level Cemetery
- Craft Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Craft Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Bice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bice Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bice Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Kellyton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kellyton Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Gardens is located outside and to the south of Kellyton.
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Seleta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Seleta Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seleta Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Martin Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Martin Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Old Marietta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Marietta Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Marietta Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Socapatoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Socapatoy Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Socapatoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Socapatoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Kellyton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26361 <5>
- Doctor Kellys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fishpond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Fishpond Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond Cemetery
- Old Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jackson Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jackson Field Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Field Cemetery
- Hillabee Campground Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville Presbyterian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hackneyville Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville 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:
- Alexander City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Kellyton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Ray
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fishpond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Hackneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Our Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Jacksons' Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowpens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Goodwater
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Hissop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cottage Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Nixburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Benson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Dadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Equality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Irma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Matilda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Millerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
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 Tallapoosa 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
- Dadeville
- Goodwater
- Rockford
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 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 Tallapoosa 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 #114019 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114019 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alexander City
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9517897 Lon: -85.9452419
- 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 Tallapoosa, 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> | 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. |
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