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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:

38.6851, -75.7116

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 Caroline County<2>.

The county seat for Caroline County is located in Denton. Denton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 24 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.

  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Wright Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Wright Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Union Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Cokesbury Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cokesbury Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury Cemetery
  • Bloomery Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Bloomery Cemetery is located in Caroline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomery Cemetery
  • Solomon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Solomon Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
  • Odd Fellows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd Fellows Cemetery
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Skinners Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Skinners Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinners Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Blades Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Blades Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades Cemetery
    • Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Eldorado Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Eldorado Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • St. Paul Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
    • Johns Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Johns Cemetery is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located between<6> the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner.  The cemetery lies less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Waddells Corner.
      • The Washington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Unity Washington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81749 <5>
    • Dukes Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Dukes Cemetery is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 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:

  • Briar Hook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Briar Hook is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Hook
  • Reliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reliance is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Reliance
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Reliance is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Federalsburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Finchville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Finchville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchville
  • Heritage Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heritage Village is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Village
  • Seaford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaford is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,246 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaford <7>
  • Ross
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ross is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
  • Williamsburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Williamsburg is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Blades
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Blades is located in Sussex County (DE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blades
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Marshyhope Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshyhope Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshyhope Village
  • Bridgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Scotts Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
    • Hurlock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Eldorado is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Brookview
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookview is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Galestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Galestown is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galestown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Hynson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Hynson is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynson
    • Sharptown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Sharptown is located in Wicomico County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharptown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 664 people
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bethel is located in Sussex County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <7>
    • Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grove is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
    • Waddells Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Waddells Corner is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddells Corner
    • Rhodesdale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Adamsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Adamsville is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Hickman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hickman is located in Kent County (DE)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Hickman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hickman is located in Caroline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickman
    • Preston
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Caroline 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 begin with 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 Maryland:
  • Pages specific to Caroline 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 #595942  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #595942 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: Caroline
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seaford West
      • Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.6851141     Lon: -75.7115975
      • 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 Caroline, 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.
    <6>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Hurlock and Waddells Corner. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.