A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
33.5676, -93.6449
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Hempstead County<2>.
The county seat for Hempstead County is located in Hope. Hope lies just to the north northeast of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Best Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Best Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
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- Huckabee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Huckabee Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huckabee Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sullivan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Hatch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hatch Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatch Cemetery
- Hervey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hervey Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hervey Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Giles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Giles Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
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- Patmos Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patmos Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Flowers Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Flowers Hill Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Hill Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Boyd Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Patmos
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Sheppard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppard is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard
- Shover Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shover Springs is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shover Springs
- Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perrytown is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Fulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Fulton is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Oakhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakhaven is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- McNab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McNab is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNab
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Old Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Bodcaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bodcaw is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodcaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Garland is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lewisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Emmet
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmet is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Washington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stamps
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buckner is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Genoa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Genoa is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Ozan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Ozan is located in Hempstead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Kress City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Kress City is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kress City
- Laneburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Laneburg is located in Nevada County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneburg
- Saratoga
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hempstead County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hope
- Hope lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hope.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Lewisville
- Ozan
- Ozan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozan
- Stamps
- Washington
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 either 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Hempstead 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46419 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46419 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: Hempstead
- Est. Elev: 114 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5676199 Lon: -93.6449012
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Hempstead, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bethany 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. |
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