A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
31.6952, -86.9050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Joyner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Olive West Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Pine Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Maye Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maye Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maye Cemetery
- Butler Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Pressley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Pressley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pressley Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Garland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Garland Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland Cemetery
- Antioch West Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Antioch West Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch West Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mixonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Commerce
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Starlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Shacklesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Awin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Georgiana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Bolling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Forest Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Owassa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Wilcox
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pine Apple
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pine Orchard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Ramah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- McKenzie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Schuster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- McWilliams
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Pineville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Burnt Corn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Rabb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rabb is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabb
- Caledonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Evergreen
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Industry
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Beatrice
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Evergreen
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Pine Apple
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 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135785 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135785 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bethel
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6951569 Lon: -86.9049787
- 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 Butler, 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 from Point A (ie- Old 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |