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A visit to the Bethany 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 Bethany Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Cemetery:

38.3137, -75.1510

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bethany Cemetery is located in Worcester County<2>.

The county seat for Worcester County is located in Snow Hill. Snow Hill lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bethany Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunset Memorial Park is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Memorial Park
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Buckingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Buckingham Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham Cemetery
  • Tyree Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Tyree Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree Cemetery
  • Old St. Martins Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Timmonstown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Timmonstown Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timmonstown Cemetery
  • Townsend Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Townsend Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
  • Trinity Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The St. Martins Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Martins Cemetery
  • Bishopville Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Bishopville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishopville Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Libertytown Riverside Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Golden Acres Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Golden Acres Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Acres Cemetery
    • Pulletts Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dale Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Cemetery
    • Whaleyville Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Whaleyville Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaleyville Cemetery
    • Old Trinity Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
    • Red Men Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Red Men Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Men Cemetery
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery

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 Bethany Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • West Ocean City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • West Ocean City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Ocean City
  • Berlin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Berlin is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,940 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
  • Ocean City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ocean Pines
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Showell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Showell is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Showell
  • North Ocean City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Ocean City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Ocean City
  • Newark
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bishop is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Ocean Bay City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ocean Bay City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Bay City
  • Bishopville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Whaleyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunting
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bunting is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunting
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Selbyville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Williamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Williamsville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsville
    • Cedartown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedartown is located in Worcester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartown
    • Fenwick Island
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Bayville is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayville
    • New Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hope is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • Willards
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Roxana
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roxana is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
    • Powellville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Powellville is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
    • Whiton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Whiton is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
    • Bayard
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bayard is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayard
    • South Bethany
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Boyers Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Boyers Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyers Village
    • Omar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Omar is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omar
    • Frankford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Ocean View
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pittsville
      (15 miles [24.1 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 Bethany Cemetery. The following communities are located in Worcester County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Bethany Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Worcester 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 Bethany Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1668834  (Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1668834 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: Worcester
      • Est. Elev: 2 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Berlin
      • Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.3137262     Lon: -75.1510198
      • 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 Maryland's counties, including Worcester, 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' (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- Bethany 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.