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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. 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 Bethany Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery

Lat:   33.4301°   (33° 25' 48")

Lon:   -84.0899°   (-84° 5' 23")

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.

The county seat for Henry County is located in McDonough. McDonough lies just to the west of the Bethany Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Antioch Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Eastlawn Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Humphrey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Humphrey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Humphrey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Old Sharon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sharon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Sharon Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Harper Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harper Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Elliot Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliot Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Hartfield & Everitt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hartfield & Everitt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hartfield & Everitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hartfield & Everitt Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Knight Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knight Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knight Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knight Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Selfridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Selfridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Selfridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Selfridge Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • English Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The English Cemetery is located in Henry County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Brannan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brannan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brannan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brannan Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Hudson - Pair - Steele Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudson - Pair - Steele Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hudson - Pair - Steele Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hudson - Pair - Steele Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Pullin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pullin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pullin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pullin Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Augustus Brannan Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Augustus Brannan Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Augustus Brannan Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Augustus Brannan Family Cemetery is located in Henry County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283763 <6>
    • Akins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Akins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Akins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Akins Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Barham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barham Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Kelley Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelley Chapel Cemetery is located in Henry County
    • Green Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Henry County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 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.

  • McDonough
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
    • McDonough is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <7>
  • Blacksville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blacksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksville
    • Blacksville is located in Henry County
  • Locust Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
    • Locust Grove is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <7>
  • Jenkinsburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
    • Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <7>
  • Fincherville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fincherville
    • Fincherville is located in Butts County
  • Highland Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
    • Highland Village is located in Henry County
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockbridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
    • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <7>
  • Lovejoy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Side
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <7>
  • Salem Village
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Village
    • Salem Village is located in Newton County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Experiment
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bonanza
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Clayton County
    • East Griffin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Griffin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Griffin
      • East Griffin is located in Spalding County
    • Porterdale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale
      • Porterdale is located in Newton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,475 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porterdale <7>
    • Rex
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Irondale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
      • Irondale is located in Clayton County
    • Klondike
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
      • Klondike is located in DeKalb County
    • Griffin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Flovilla
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Conyers
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jonesboro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Esmond
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Esmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmond
      • Esmond is located in Spalding County
    • Covington
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ellenwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Morrow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Henry County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #1805754  (Bethany Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805754 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: Ola
    • County: Henry         Elev: 245
    • Location given for GNIS #1805754 (Bethany Cemetery)

The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 Henry, 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' 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 Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4301, Longitude: -84.0899       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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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