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:
33.7759, -85.2855
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 Haralson County<2>.
The county seat for Haralson County is located in Buchanan. Buchanan lies just to the east northeast 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Mann Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mann Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mann Cemetery
- Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion West Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion West Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Edgewood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgewood Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood Cemetery
- Hollywood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mt. Newley Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Newley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Newley Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Newley Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Tallapoosa.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Liner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liner Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liner Cemetery
- Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Steadman Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36357 <5>
- Estavanko Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Estavanko Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estavanko Cemetery
- Buchanan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Buchanan City Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan City Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Haralson 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 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tallapoosa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Budapest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Buchanan
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Muscadine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Felton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fruithurst
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Hopewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Mount Zion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bowdon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ai
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Morgan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Oak Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Edwardsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Esom Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Temple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Jonesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Borden Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Grantley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Bowdon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedartown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
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 Haralson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Bremen
- Buchanan
- Cedartown
- Edwardsville
- Fruithurst
- Tallapoosa
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Haralson 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 #350615 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #350615 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: Haralson
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tallapoosa North
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7759382 Lon: -85.2855078
- 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 Haralson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
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