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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Bethel. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Bethel to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Bethel, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Bethel (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Bethel. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Bethel is historic, it would have been located within present day Chickasaw County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chickasaw County: Calhoun, Clay, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc & Webster.
Below are the counties that are near Bethel. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bethel:
- Chickasaw County (The home county of Bethel)
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Anchor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Thelma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thelma is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Van Vleet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Van Vleet is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Vleet
- New Houlka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- New Houlka is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Houlka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Former names for New Houlka:
- Houlka
- Old Houlka
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Houlka <2>
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Okolona
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Vardaman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Loyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Loyd is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Benela
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Benela is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benela
- Derma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Derma is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 961 people
- Calhoun City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Pittsboro is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Bruce
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Spring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slate Spring is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Spring
- Slate Springs
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Slate Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Big Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Sarepta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sarepta is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarepta
- Banner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw County
- Reform
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Una
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Una is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Una
- Beasley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Abbott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Griffith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
- Pheba
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cedar Bluff
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Siloam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
- Mhoons Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mhoons Valley
- Whites
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Whites is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- West Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Holmes County
- Egypt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Lee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Shannon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Verona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bissell is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bissell
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Gibson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Gibson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Muldon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldon
- New Wren
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wren
- Wren
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Aberdeen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cotton Gin Port ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cotton Gin Port is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Gin Port
- Nettleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Acker ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Acker is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
- Amory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oktibbeha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Maben
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Double Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Adaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Adaton is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adaton
- Starkville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Clayton Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton Village is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Village
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Goodford
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Goodford is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodford
- Algoma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pannell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pannell is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell
- Pontotoc
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Nixon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Toccopola
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Mantee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mantee is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
- Hohenlinden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
- Cumberland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Clarkson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Montevista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montevista is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevista
- Fame
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fame is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fame
- Mathiston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sapa
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Walthall
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Walthall is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Eupora
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Bethel, see our County-by-County Page for Bethel.
Cemeteries Near Bethel ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bethel.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Bethel - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Bethel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Weaver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chickasaw Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Neal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (304 more) ...
- Hatchet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Bethel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bethel.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Bethel, with the one closest to Bethel listed first.
- Sonora
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonora
- Houston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tabbville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tabbville is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabbville
- Woodland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Sparta
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Holladay
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Holladay is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Bowles ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bowles is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowles
- Congress ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Congress is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congress
- Sycamore ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Neals ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neals is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neals
- Atlanta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McCondy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCondy
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ridge is located in Chickasaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Bethel. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bethel.
Newspapers Published in Bethel ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 45 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bethel.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bethel, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bethel.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Bethel:
- Websites specific to Mississippi
- Pages specific to Chickasaw County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Calhoun County
- Choctaw County
- Clay County
- Holmes County
- Lee County
- Monroe County
- Oktibbeha County
- Pontotoc County
- Webster County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bethel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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- Bethel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |