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:
32.5363, -84.2466
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 Taylor County<2>.
The county seat for Taylor County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the north northeast 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 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Butler UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Butler UMC Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler UMC Cemetery
- Butler Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Butler Memorial Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Memorial Cemetery
- The Butler Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Butler Baptist Church Cemetery
- Butler City Cemetery
- West End Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- The West End Cemetery has also been known as:
- Welcome Home Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443708 <5>
- Brewer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- The Brewer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Colonel Brewer Cemetery
- Corbitt Methodist Church Cemetery
- Lieutenant Colonel Brewer Cemetery
- Essie McDougald Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Essie McDougald Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie McDougald Cemetery
- The Essie McDougald Cemetery has also been known as:
- Essie McDougald Memorial Gardens
- McDougald Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Church Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Turners Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Union UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union UMC Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union UMC Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bloodworth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloodworth Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloodworth Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Wainwright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wainwright Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright Cemetery
- Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Heritage Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Church Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- New Hope Church Cemetery
- Byrd - Glover Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd - Glover Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Byrd - Glover Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Reynolds.
- The Byrd - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Glover Schoolhouse Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34156 <5>
- Midway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway 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:
- Butler
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rupert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howard is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Mauk
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ideal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Carsonville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
- Prattsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg
- Junction City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tazewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tazewell is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Zenith
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Centerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville is located in Talbot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Marshallville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Roberta
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Geneva
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oglethorpe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Talbotton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ellaville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Montezuma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Juniper
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Juniper is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
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 Taylor County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Buena Vista
- Butler
- Ellaville
- Montezuma
- Oglethorpe
- Reynolds
- Roberta
- Talbotton
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 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 Taylor 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 #344134 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344134 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: Taylor
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butler East
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5362571 Lon: -84.2465817
- 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 Taylor, 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 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. |
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