A visit to the Bethany Cemetery ...
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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 .
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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Royals Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Royals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Royals Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holden Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Jasper County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Smith County
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Louin Cemetery is located in Jasper County
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
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)
- 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)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <7>
- Bezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bezer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Bezer is located in Smith County
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- 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 (13 more) ...
- Acme ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Acme. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Acme is located in Jasper County
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- McNeal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Burns
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burns. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Burns is located in Smith County
Google driving directions:
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- Verba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Success ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Success. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Success is located in Jasper County
Google driving directions:
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- 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.<5> 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 <7>
- Ras
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- 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.<5> 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 <7>
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vernon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Jasper County
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- Fouke ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fouke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fouke
- Fouke is located in Jasper County
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- Gridley ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Waldrup ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waldrup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldrup
- Waldrup is located in Jasper County
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- Baxter ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 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 Smith County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 '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- ) 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> | 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. |
<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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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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