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A visit to the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Methodist Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery

Lat:   33.1564°   (33° 9' 23")

Lon:   -92.6260°   (-92° 37' 33")

The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Union County<1>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the north northwest of the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Bethel Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stamps Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Brock Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brock Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Newton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galilee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Galilee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Craig Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Craig Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Craig Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Craig Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Arlington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Presbyterian Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Presbyterian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Free Union Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Free Union Cemetery is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Zion Watch Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Beulah Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Parkers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Shady Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Cummings Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cummings Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cummings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Wesley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wesley Cemetery is located in Union County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • El Dorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Perdue City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perdue City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
    • Perdue City is located in Union County
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Scotland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Urbana
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Union County
  • Crain City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crain City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Crain City is located in Union County
  • Dumas City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dumas City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
  • Norphlet
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norphlet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Junction City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Calion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
    • Calion is located in Union County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wards Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
      • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Sandy Land
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lisbon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Spearsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spearsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearsville
      • Spearsville is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearsville <6>
    • Smackover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smackover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smackover
      • Smackover is located in Union County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smackover <6>
    • Strong
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Joyce City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joyce City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
    • Lillie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
      • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <6>

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 Methodist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Union County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Methodist Church Cemetery:

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 Methodist Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #59593  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #59593 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: El Dorado West
    • County: Union         Elev: 70
    • Location given for GNIS #59593 (Bethel Cemetery)

The official website for Union County: www.co.union.ar.us/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1564, Longitude: -92.6260    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<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.




 

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