Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New Bethel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Bethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Bethel is located in Colbert County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colbert County: Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence & Tishomingo (MS).
Below are the counties that are near New Bethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Bethel:
- Colbert County (The home county of New Bethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- White House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Muscle Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Spruce Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Pleasant Site
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Churntown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Burntout
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Phil Campbell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hodges
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Vina
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Red Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Cypress Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Mars Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Jacksonburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Saint Florian
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cloverdale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Bailey Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Threet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Killen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Concord
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mount Hope
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Hatton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Town Creek
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Red Bank
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Muck City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Marion County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Hackleburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bear Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Pebble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Littleville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Haleyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tishomingo County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Oldham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Golden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <1>
- Belmont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Midway
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Tishomingo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Paden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Holcut
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Short
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Lawrence County (TN)
- Iron City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Wayne County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Cypress Inn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Bethel, see our County-by-County Page for New Bethel.
Cemeteries Near New Bethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Bethel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Bethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- New Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Donley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Basden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gadd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (648 more) ...
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pride Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find New Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Bethel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Bethel, with the one closest to New Bethel listed first.
- Frankfort
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Rock Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Tuscumbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Mills is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Mills
- Barton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hunter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hunter is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Smithsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smithsonia is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsonia
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- South Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Bethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Bethel.
Newspapers Published in New Bethel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Bethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Bethel, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Bethel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Bethel:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Colbert County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Lauderdale County
- Lawrence County
- Marion County
- Winston County
- Tishomingo County
- Lawrence County
- Wayne County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- New Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |