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:
35.8340, -91.5215
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 Independence County<2>.
The county seat for Independence County is located in Batesville. Batesville lies just to the southwest of the Bethel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haddock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Haddock Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Weavers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Weavers Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Weaver's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver's Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Havison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Havison Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havison Cemetery
- Convenience Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Convenience Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convenience Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Reobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reobeth Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reobeth Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Hickory Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hickory Valley Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stark Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Sulphur Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sulphur Rock Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock Cemetery
- Rawlings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Barnett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Chinn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chinn Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinn Cemetery
- Mack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mack Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Austin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Holcombe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holcombe Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Batman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Batman Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- McDonald Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Independence County
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- Rawlings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rawlings Cemetery is located in Independence County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Charlotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
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- Pfeiffer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
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- Moorefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Sulphur Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Batesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grange
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Sandtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- Cave City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Magness
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Salado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Salado is located in Independence County
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- Newark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cord is located in Independence County
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- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Denieville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denieville is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denieville
- Desha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Desha is located in Independence County
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- Maxville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Rosie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rosie is located in Independence County
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- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
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- Cushman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Locust Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Oil Trough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Saffell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Sidney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Bethesda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bethesda is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
- Mount Pleasant
(15 miles [24.1 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. The following communities are located in Independence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Independence 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 #46433 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #46433 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: Independence
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulphur Rock
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8339642 Lon: -91.5215249
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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 Independence, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |