A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:
33.0549, -81.7243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Burke County<2>.
The county seat for Burke County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Bethany Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Moody Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Mallard - Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard - Holland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mallard - Holland Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Girard.
- The Mallard - Holland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mallard Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35147 <5>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hickman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hickman Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman Cemetery
- Wimberly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wimberly Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberly Cemetery
- Godbee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Godbee Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godbee Cemetery
- Heath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Heath Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Lambert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Beech Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Branch Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Branch Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Old McCaannan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Corinth Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Beeson Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Beeson Family Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beeson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Waynesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443953 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Girard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sardis
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hattieville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Millhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hiltonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bush ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Martin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Munnerlyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cowden is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
- Waynesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hawthorne ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Hawthorne is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
- Zeigler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Snelling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Millen
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kathwood
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Kathwood is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kathwood
- Browns Hill ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Browns Hill is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Hill
- Kline
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Talatha
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Talatha is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talatha
- Allendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barnwell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Burke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Barnwell
- Millen
- Sylvania
- Waynesboro
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 websites either 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Burke 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347936 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347936 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: Burke
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Girard
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0548761 Lon: -81.7242791
- 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 Georgia's counties, including Burke, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethany 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. |