A visit to the Bethsaida 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 Bethsaida Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethsaida Cemetery:
34.5549, -87.5561
The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bethsaida Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethsaida Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethsaida Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethsaida Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gargas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Masterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson Cemetery
- Tharptown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bobo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Osborn Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Osborn Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Hill Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Denton Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Templeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Fergason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fergason Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergason Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Roden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roden Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roden 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]<2> of the Bethsaida Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethsaida Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Edmond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Leighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muck City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muscle Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Rockwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tuscumbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bethsaida Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethsaida Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Moulton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
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 Bethsaida Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Bethsaida Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136125 (Bethsaida Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136125 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Bethel
- Location given for Bethsaida Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5548154 Lon: -87.556138
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Bethsaida Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |