A visit to the 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
33.1274, -93.0582
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Columbia County<2>.
The county seat for Columbia County is located in Magnolia. Magnolia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the 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 Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McClendon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McClendon Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClendon Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Chalybeate Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Babbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Babbs Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbs Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Emerson.
- The Ware's Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ware's Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1978068 <5>
- Forest Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Traylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Traylor Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traylor Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of El Dorado.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55336 <5>
- Marysville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Marysville Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Teague Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Union Arkansas Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jolly Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jolly Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly Chapel Cemetery
- Fredonia Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fredonia Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Emerson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Emerson is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Calhoun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Calhoun is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
- Gordon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gordon is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Dodge City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Village is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village
- Haynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Horsehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horsehead is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead
- Mount Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Philadelphia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Philadelphia is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
- Lisbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lisbon is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Western
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Western is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Western
- Dykesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dykesville is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykesville
- McNeil
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shongaloo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Milner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Milner is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Scotland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scotland is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Summerfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
- Dumas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dumas City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
- Stephens
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Wards Mill ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
- Junction City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Junction City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Pace City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pace City is located in Ouachita County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pace City
- Waldo
(20 miles [32.2 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Emerson
- Haynesville
- Junction City
- Magnolia
- Stephens
- Waldo
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Columbia 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #46425 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46425 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: Columbia
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spotville
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1273564 Lon: -93.0582193
- 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 Columbia, 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- 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> | 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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