A visit to the Bethea 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 Bethea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethea Cemetery:
31.9210, -88.6714
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethea Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies just to the north northwest of the Bethea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- White Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- De Soto Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The De Soto Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Shubuta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shubuta Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta Cemetery
- Covington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Covington Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sullers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sullers Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullers Cemetery
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- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Menasco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Menasco Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menasco Cemetery
- Chaparral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Berry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Berry Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Manassa Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Manassa Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassa Cemetery
- The Manassa Cemetery has also been known as:
- Manassa Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60655 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bethea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gin ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Shubuta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- De Soto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Junction City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Matherville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Quitman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Emory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Pachuta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pachuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pachuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Barnett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnett is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett
- Isney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Vossburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vossburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vossburg
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stafford Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stafford Springs is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford Springs
- Waynesboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stonewall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Okatuppa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Whistler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whistler is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler
- Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Orange is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
- Heidelberg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Enterprise
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Kelona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Kelona is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelona
- Aquilla
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Gilbertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Needham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
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 Bethea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Quitman
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bethea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Bethea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666876 (Bethea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666876 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: De Soto
- Location given for Bethea Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9209865 Lon: -88.671429
- 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 Clarke, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethea 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |