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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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery

Lat:   33.2665°   (33° 15' 59")

Lon:   -82.8776°   (-82° 52' 39")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies just to the west of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brooking Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooking Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooking Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooking Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Old Indian Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Indian Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Dunns Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunns Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Ezell - Carr Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ezell - Carr Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ezell - Carr Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ezell - Carr Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Dickson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Nazareth Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nazareth Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nazareth Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nazareth Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Culverton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Culverton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Culverton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Culverton Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Amos Brantley Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amos Brantley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amos Brantley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Amos Brantley Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • St. Lewis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Lewis Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Dickson Cemetery #2
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dickson Cemetery #2
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dickson Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dickson Cemetery #2 is located in Hancock County
  • Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Latimer - Heath Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Latimer - Heath Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Latimer - Heath Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Latimer - Heath Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Guill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Guill Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thankful Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Medlock Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Medlock Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Medlock Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Medlock Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Gonder Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonder Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonder Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gonder Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Gonder - Poole Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gonder - Poole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gonder - Poole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gonder - Poole Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Coleman - Middlebrooks Family Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman - Middlebrooks Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman - Middlebrooks Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman - Middlebrooks Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Sparta
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jewell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
    • Jewell is located in Warren County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jewell <5>
  • Zebulon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Mitchell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Springfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Springfield is located in Hancock County
  • Warthen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Warrenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrenton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <5>
  • Edge Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge Hill
    • Edge Hill is located in Glascock County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Gibson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Norwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Norwood is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <5>
  • White Plains
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Barnett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
    • Barnett is located in Warren County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Deepstep
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Goat Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Camak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Crawfordville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sandersville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Avera
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
      • Avera is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avera <5>
    • Sharon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mesena
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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:

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 #348191  (Bethel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #348191 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: Sparta
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 134
    • Location given for GNIS #348191 (Bethel Cemetery)

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 Hancock, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2665, Longitude: -82.8776       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.