A visit to the Bethany Springs 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 Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethany Springs Cemetery:
32.7237, -88.5537
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethany Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethany Springs Cemetery is located in Kemper County<2>.
The county seat for Kemper County is located in De Kalb. De Kalb lies just to the west northwest of the Bethany Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethany Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethany Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethany Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cherry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Rush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rush Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- DeKalb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The DeKalb Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeKalb Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Enondale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Enondale Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enondale Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pawticfaw Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pawticfaw Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawticfaw Cemetery
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Felton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Felton Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- McRae Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The McRae Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Old Scooba Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba Cemetery
- Blue Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethany Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethany Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sucarnoochee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Porterville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Electric Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- De Kalb
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scooba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Giles is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Wahalak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Emelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lockhart
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Boyd
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Binnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Shuqualak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Geiger
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Lynville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynville
- Sumterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Spinks ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Spinks is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks
- Rio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Rio is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Martin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Bailey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
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 Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kemper County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethany Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- De Kalb
- Geiger
- Marion
- Marion lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Bethany Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marion.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Scooba
- Scooba lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Bethany Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Scooba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
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 Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Kemper 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 Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #707935 (Bethany Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #707935 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: Kemper
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oak Grove
- Location given for Bethany Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7237448 Lon: -88.553652
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Kemper, 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 from Point A (ie- Bethany Springs 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |