A visit to the Bethel Baptist 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 Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery:
29.8797, -82.9696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Baptist Cemetery is located in Lafayette County<2>.
The county seat for Lafayette County is located in Mayo. Mayo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest of the Bethel Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Bethel Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hatchbend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatchbend Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchbend Cemetery
- Wards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wards Cemetery is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Cemetery
- Old Hatchbend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hatchbend Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hatchbend Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Maypop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maypop Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypop Cemetery
- Wayfair Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wayfair Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayfair Cemetery
- Hunts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hunts Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Cemetery
- New Hope Family Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Grove Advent Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Grove Advent Church Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Advent Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Grove Advent Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Santa Fe Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Santa Fe Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Church of Christ Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- O'Brien Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The O'Brien Cemetery is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Brien Cemetery
- Fayetteville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Fayetteville Cemetery is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville Cemetery
- Sand Pond Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sand Pond Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Pond Cemetery
- Old Fort White Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Old Fort White Cemetery is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fort White Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Fort White Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Fort White.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2282920 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Little Lake City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Little Lake City is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Lake City
- Branford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- O'Brien
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort White
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- McAlpin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Suwanee Old Town ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Suwanee Old Town is located in Dixie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee Old Town
- Waters Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Lake is located in Gilchrist County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Lake
- Cross City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fanning Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Trenton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Andrews
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Andrews is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
- Padlock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Padlock is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padlock
- Manatee Road
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Manatee Road is located in Levy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manatee Road
- Wellborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Buckville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buckville is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckville
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 Baptist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lafayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alachua
- Branford
- Chiefland
- Cross City
- High Springs
- Lake City
- Mayo
- Mayo lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Bethel Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mayo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Newberry
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Florida:
- Pages specific to Lafayette 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 Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #278526 (Bethel Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #278526 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: Lafayette
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Branford
- Location given for Bethel Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 29.8796742 Lon: -82.9695728
- 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 Florida's counties, including Lafayette, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethel Baptist 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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