A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #1976467).
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:
36.6867, -84.3539
The Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Pine Knot.
The cemetery is located in McCreary County<3>.
The county seat for McCreary County is located in Whitley City. Whitley City lies just to the west northwest of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
Establishment of the Bethel Cemetery ...
The Bethel Cemetery was:
Organized in 1870
Name Variations for Bethel Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give a you a feel for the variations that might have occurred with Bethel Cemetery.
Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Marsh Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gilreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gilreath Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilreath Cemetery
- Lower Cal Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Musgrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hayes Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Creek Cemetery
- Pine Knot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Knot Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Knot Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- McCreary County Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ryan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Ryan Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Cemetery
- Hollaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hollaway Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollaway Cemetery
- Holloway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ryan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Angel / Wright Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickenbottom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hickenbottom Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickenbottom Cemetery
- Barren Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Barren Fork Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Fork Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Stevens Foster Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Isham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stephens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trammel Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trammel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Angel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Steely Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Steely Cemetery is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steely Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Knot
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Strunk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Strunk is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strunk
- Whitley City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stearns
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Revelo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Revelo is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revelo
- Ayers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Isham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- State Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marshes Siding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
- Smith Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Smith Town is located in McCreary County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Town
- Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Whitley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Emlyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wiborg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Ash
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Saxton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jellico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- West Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oneida
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lot
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Verne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 McCreary County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jellico
- Oneida
- Whitley City
- Williamsburg
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 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to McCreary 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #1976467
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCreary, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |