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:
32.9657, -81.5429
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 Screven County<2>.
The county seat for Screven County is located in Sylvania. Sylvania lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dalton MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Oak Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Oak Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Corinth Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Meek Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meek Cemetery
- Harmony Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Magdalene Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Magdalene Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magdalene Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old McCaannan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lovett Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Lovett Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovett Cemetery
- The Lovett Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lovetts Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Striker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Striker Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Striker Cemetery
- Garvin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Garvin Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin Cemetery
- Cohen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cohen Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cohen Cemetery
- Folger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Folger Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folger Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- Furse Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Furse Cemetery is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furse Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Millhaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Millhaven is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millhaven
- Hiltonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hattieville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hattieville is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Girard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Allendale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sylvania
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Kline
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfax
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Zeigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zeigler is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
- Gifford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sycamore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Snelling
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Snelling is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snelling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Luray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Brunson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ulmer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barnwell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Captolo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Captolo is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captolo
- Pond Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Bush ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Munnerlyn
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Munnerlyn is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munnerlyn
- Perkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
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 Screven County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allendale
- Barnwell
- Brunson
- Sylvania
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 helpful 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 Screven 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 #350152 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #350152 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: Screven
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burtons Ferry Landing
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9657128 Lon: -81.5428865
- 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 Screven, 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- 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. |