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:
33.3915, -85.1158
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 Heard County<2>.
The county seat for Heard County is located in Franklin. Franklin lies just to the south 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 27 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.
- Centralhatchee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Welcome Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
- Vaughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughan Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughan Cemetery
- Old Frienship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Glenloch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Glenloch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenloch Cemetery
- Old Glenloch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Glenloch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Glenloch Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Unity Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Unity Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37500 <5>
- Walls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Faver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Faver Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faver Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- New Yellowdirt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Roopville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lummie Layton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caney Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Caney Head Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Head Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
- New Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Springs Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Springs Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Old Yellowdirt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Summerlin - Pullen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Centralhatchee
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Roopville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Roosterville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Lowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Frolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Ephesus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Sewell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Bowdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Carrollton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- O'Neals Crossroad
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- Corinth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Sargent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- High Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Ranburne
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Glenn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Corbin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Rock Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Brays Lakeview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Brays Lakeview is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brays Lakeview
- Newnan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hightower
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Bowdon Junction
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Newell
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
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 Heard County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bowdon
- Carrollton
- Franklin
- Newnan
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Heard 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 #347001 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #347001 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: Heard
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowell
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3915039 Lon: -85.1157768
- 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 Heard, 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- 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. |
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