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:
37.8656, -85.0130
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 Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Harrodsburg. Harrodsburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Darnell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Darnell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnell Cemetery
- Stine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stine Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stine Cemetery
- Dorsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dorsey Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Cemetery
- Sea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sea Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cemetery
- Masters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Masters Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Royalty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty Cemetery
- Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Cornishville.
- The Grapevine Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grapevine Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141641 <5>
- Salzman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salzman Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salzman Cemetery
- Mayo Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mayo Church Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Church Cemetery
- Pennys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennys Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennys Chapel Cemetery
- Fairview Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glens Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glens Creek Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Creek Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Adkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Adkinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkinson Cemetery
- Rose Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Grove Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kirkwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkwood Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood Cemetery
- Leathers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Leathers Cemetery is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathers Cemetery
- Prather Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Prather Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prather Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Darling Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Darling Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darling Cemetery
- Royalty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Tablow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tablow is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tablow
- Duncan
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Duncan is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Seaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Seaville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaville
- Sharpsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsville
- Cornishville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Ashbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ashbrook is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbrook
- Mayo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mayo is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Sinai
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinai
- Tatham Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tatham Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatham Springs
- Pulliam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pulliam is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulliam
- Willisburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vanarsdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vanarsdell is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanarsdell
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- McAfee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAfee is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAfee
- Sparrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sparrow is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrow
- Glensboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glensboro is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
- Mackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Jenkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Salvisa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Anderson City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Anderson City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson City
- Brush Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Grove
- McBrayer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrayer
- Birdie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdie
- Litsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Litsey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litsey
- Thompsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Dixville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dixville is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixville
- Harrodsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Braxton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Braxton is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Van Buren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Buren is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
- Chaplin
(11 miles [17.7 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. The following communities are located in Mercer 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 visit 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 Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 #2566009 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2566009 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cardwell
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.86559 Lon: -85.01304
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Mercer, 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 things 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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