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:
31.3096, -88.1383
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north 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 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.
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Springs Cemetery
- Chalker Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Howard Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Howard Town Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Town Cemetery
- Rivers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Tibbie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tibbie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Sunflower Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
- Red Wash Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Red Wash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Rutan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rutan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan Cemetery
- Fairhope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shady Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Hawthorn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Seaboard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Sims Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- McIntosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Sunflower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Fairford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Malcolm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Wagarville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Vinegar Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bassetts Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Chatom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Prestwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Escatawpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Citronelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Leroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Saint Stephen's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fruitdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Carlton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatom
- Citronelle
- Fruitdale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Washington 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 #157546 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157546 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seaboard
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3096142 Lon: -88.1383392
- 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 Washington, 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 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. |
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