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:
33.6757, -91.9121
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 Drew County<2>.
The county seat for Drew County is located in Monticello. Monticello lies just to the east southeast 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]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Torian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Torian Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torian Cemetery
- Old Saline Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Old Saline Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Saline Cemetery
- Turner Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bond Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bond Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery #2
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery #2 is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery #2
- Blankenship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Green Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Searcy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Searcy Cemetery is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searcy Cemetery
- Corinth - O'Neil Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rough & Ready Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pine-Myrtle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine-Myrtle Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine-Myrtle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine-Myrtle Cemetery is located in Warren.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312733 <5>
- Oakland Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Barkada
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Barkada is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkada
- Wilmar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilmar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 477 people
- Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Rye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rye is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Annover ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Annover is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annover
- Warren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pansy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Cornerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Orlando
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Orlando is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
- Sumpter
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sumpter is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumpter
- Lacey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tyro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Palmyra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Warrenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Star City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Farmville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Farmville is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Selma
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- New Edinburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- New Edinburg is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Edinburg
- Long View Ferry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Long View Ferry is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View Ferry
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 Drew County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Monticello
- Star City
- Toledo
- Warren
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 Drew 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 #46427 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46427 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: Drew
- Est. Elev: 59 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wilmar North
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6756627 Lon: -91.9120791
- 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 Drew, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |