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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   32.0283°   (32° 1' 41")

Lon:   -89.3745°   (-89° 22' 28")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Bethany Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
      • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
    • Hamlet ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
      • Hamlet is located in Jasper County
    • Stevens ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
      • Stevens is located in Jasper County
    • Mineral Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
    • Bay Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
      • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <4>
    • Bezer
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bezer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
      • Bezer is located in Smith County
    • Louin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louin
      • Louin is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 262 people
    • Raleigh
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lake Como
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Como
      • Lake Como is located in Jasper County
    • Turnerville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnerville
      • Turnerville is located in Jasper County
    • Montrose
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Montrose is located in Jasper County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
    • Stringer
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Acme ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
        • Acme is located in Jasper County
      • McNeal ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNeal
        • McNeal is located in Jasper County
      • Verba ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verba
        • Verba is located in Jasper County
      • Success ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
        • Success is located in Jasper County
      • Taylorsville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylorsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
        • Taylorsville is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
      • Ras
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ras
        • Ras is located in Jasper County
      • Mize
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mize have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
        • Mize is located in Smith County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mize <4>
      • Vernon ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
        • Vernon is located in Jasper County
      • Fouke ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fouke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
        • Fouke is located in Jasper County
      • Gridley ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gridley
        • Gridley is located in Jasper County
      • Waldrup ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldrup have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
        • Waldrup is located in Jasper County
      • Baxter ‑ Historic
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
        • Baxter is located in Jasper County
      • Six Towns ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six Towns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six Towns
        • Six Towns is located in Newton County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethany Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royals Cemetery
    • Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • The Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    • Holden Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
    • Double Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Moore Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Smith County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • New Zion Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The McCraw Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCraw Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jasper County
        • The Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Old Louin Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Sylvan Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the 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)
        • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bezer Cemetery West
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Bezer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • The Bezer Cemetery is located in Smith County
        • The Bezer Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Bezer Cemetery East
        • Ditch Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bezer Cemetery
      • 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)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louin Cemetery

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

    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: GNIS record #692545 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Louin
      • County: Smith         Elev: 134
      • Location given for GNIS #692545 (Bethany Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0283, Longitude: -89.3745    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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