A visit to the New 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 New Bethel Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Bethel Cemetery
Lat: 32.7768° (32° 46' 36")
Lon: -88.1967° (-88° 11' 48")
The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the New Bethel Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the New Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hutchenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchenson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchenson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Odd Fellows Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odd Fellows Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Roy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Old Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Side Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Side Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- McInnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McInnis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McInnis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Gotes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gotes Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gotes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gotes Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Souls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Souls Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Souls Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Henagan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henagan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henagan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henagan Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- May Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the May Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the May Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The May Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Cooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooks Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Central Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Central Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- McCainville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCainville Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCainville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCainville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Kirksey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirksey Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kirksey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Collins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
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 New Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gainesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Sumterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Emelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Epes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Boligee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Giles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Boyd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Livingston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Sumter County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <6>
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- West Greene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Binnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Binnsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Electric Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Sucarnoochee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sucarnoochee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scooba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
- Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <6>
- Porterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narkeeta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Cooksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
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 New Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Epes lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the New Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Eutaw
- Eutaw lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the New Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eutaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Livingston
- Scooba
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 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 New Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the New Bethel Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 New Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #134214 (New Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #134214 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Gainesville
- County: Sumter Elev: 50
- Location given for GNIS #134214 (New Bethel Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Sumter, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7768, Longitude: -88.1967 In this case, the coordinates for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |