A visit to the 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
32.5649, -82.0990
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County<2>.
The county seat for Emanuel County is located in Swainsboro. Swainsboro lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33778 <5>
- Twin City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Hooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hooks Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hooks Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Twin City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2420639 <5>
- Coleman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Roundtree Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- The Twin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whetsell Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Oliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oliff Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliff Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Noonday Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Noonday Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Old Canoochee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cowart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowart Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
- Dekle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- Hendrix & Welsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Aaron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Stillmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Portal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Metter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swainsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pulaski
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emmalane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Blun
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Nunez
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Scarboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Summertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Register
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millen
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cobbtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <6>
- New Hope
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Midville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ogeechee ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ogeechee is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogeechee
- Former name for Ogeechee:
- Oguchee
- Statesboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clito
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Colemans Lake
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Colemans Lake is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colemans Lake
- Olde Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Blundale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blundale is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blundale
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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Emanuel County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Millen
- Statesboro
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Emanuel 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 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #347540 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347540 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: Emanuel
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Twin City SE
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.564886 Lon: -82.0990094
- 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 Emanuel, 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- 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. |