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:
32.0283, -89.3745
The Bethany Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies just to the west 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 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sylvarena Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ted Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Warren Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Royals Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royals Cemetery
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Double Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leaf River Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jefcoats - Farnham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mineral Springs Missioanry Baptist
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McCraw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sylvan Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Trinity Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Trinity Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turner Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eastside Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Louin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sylvarena
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stevens ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bay Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Louin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Raleigh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lake Como
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Turnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Montrose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stringer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McNeal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Success ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mize
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gridley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Baxter ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bay Springs
- Mize
- Mize lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the Southwest (SW) of the Bethany Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 #692545 (Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #692545 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Louin
- Location given for Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0282089 Lon: -89.3745092
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethany Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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