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:
32.0268, -89.8940
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 Simpson County<2>.
The county seat for Simpson County is located in Mendenhall. Mendenhall lies just to the south southeast of the Bethany Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Johns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Calhoun Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- D'Lo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The D'Lo Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo Cemetery
- Old Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Rosehill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rosehill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill Cemetery
- Braxton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Braxton Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Everett Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Cemetery
- Cato Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cato Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Old Taylor Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Finley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Finley Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Steen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Steen Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steen Cemetery
- David Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The David Thomas Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Thomas Cemetery
- Rockhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockhill Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill Cemetery
- Campbellite Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Middleton Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Merit Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Merit Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merit Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- D'Lo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
- Mendenhall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cato is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
- Braxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braxton is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
- Puckett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Galilee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Westville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Sanatorium
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Daniel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Magee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Shivers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Polkville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenfield is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Whites
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Clear Branch
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Brandon
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cooperville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Cooperville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperville
- Alonzo
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Hopewell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Georgetown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jaynesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Trenton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Simpson 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 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 Bethany Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Simpson 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 #1959798 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1959798 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: Simpson
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braxton
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0268213 Lon: -89.8939677
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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 Mississippi's counties, including Simpson, 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> | 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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