A visit to the Bethel Mission 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 Mission Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Mission Cemetery:
32.5796, -85.1127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Mission Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Mission Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Bethel Mission Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Mission Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Mission Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Biggers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Newsome Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memory Gardens
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lake View Memory Gardens
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Water Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Water Shiloh Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Mission Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smith's Station
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Bleecker
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Prince Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Ladonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Phenix City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- City Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Columbus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fortson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Blanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fontaine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Hugley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Wynnton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Chewacla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Baker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- River View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cataula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Beauregard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
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 Mission Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Mission Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Opelika
- Phenix City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mission Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Mission Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114092 (Bethel Mission Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114092 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smiths Station
- Location given for Bethel Mission Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5795822 Lon: -85.1127148
- 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 Lee, 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 Mission 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. |