A visit to the Old 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 Old Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bethel Cemetery:
34.8073, -91.5401
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Prairie County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hazen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Hazen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54281 <5>
- Hazen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hazen Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Czech National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oakland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Biscoe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Biscoe Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walters Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whippoorwill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Whippoorwill Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McBee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The McBee Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBee Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Carlisle Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Carlisle Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Cemetery
- Russian Orthodox Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Lakeside Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- The Lakeside Cemetery is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- De Valls Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuneo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cuneo is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuneo
- Tollville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tollville is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollville
- Screeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Screeton is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screeton
- Biscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Biscoe is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Brasfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brasfield is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield
- Des Arc
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Parkers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Fairmount
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Roe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Roe is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- McCreanor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McCreanor is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCreanor
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Hill is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Ulm
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ulm is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Hickory Plains
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Plains is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Plains
- Little Dixie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Dixie is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Dixie
- Sisemore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sisemore is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisemore
- Parham ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
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 Old Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Prairie County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Brinkley
- Carlisle
- Clarendon
- Cotton Plant
- Des Arc
- Hazen
- Lonoke
- Stuttgart
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Prairie 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 Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #52984 (Old Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #52984 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: Prairie
- Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazen
- Location given for Old Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8073152 Lon: -91.5401312
- 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 Prairie, 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- Old 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. |