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:
34.2270, -84.0060
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 Forsyth County<2>.
The county seat for Forsyth County is located in Cumming. Cumming lies just 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Beaver Run Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Run Church Cemetery
- The Beaver Run Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beaver Run Cemetery
- Chattahoochee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Westbrook Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- New Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Bethany Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethany Cemetery
- Alexander - Black Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Broadlawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mt. Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Salem Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Salem Cemetery
- Flowery Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coal Mtn. Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mtn. Cemetery
- Sawnee View Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arise Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cumming City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cumming City Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumming City Cemetery
- Haw Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Haw Creek Cemetery is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- The Hillcrest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Buford City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34526 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mountain View 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chestatee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chestatee is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestatee
- Flowery Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rest Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Absalom ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Absalom is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Absalom
- Cumming
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sugar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackshear Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
- Westside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Westside is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Chestnut Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Gainesville Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
- Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
- Gainesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gower Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gower Springs is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower Springs
- Barrettsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Barrettsville is located in Dawson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrettsville
- Suwanee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Candler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Candler is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
- New Holland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Holland is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
- Price
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Price is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Klondike
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Klondike is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Rainbow Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rainbow Village is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Village
- Dawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whelchel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whelchel is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whelchel
- Murrayville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Bridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Bridge is located in Lumpkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bridge
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 Forsyth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buford
- Cumming
- Dawsonville
- Flowery Branch
- Gainesville
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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Forsyth 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 #1673337 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1673337 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: Forsyth
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Buford Dam
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2270438 Lon: -84.0060183
- 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 Forsyth, 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 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. |