A visit to the Bethel 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 Bethel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethel Cemetery:
31.9402, -90.6376
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Bethel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Grant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grant Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Greenlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greenlee Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Trimm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hulburt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Hulburt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hulburt Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulburt Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Hazlehurst.
- The Pleasant Ridge UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277119 <5>
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beech Grove Cemetery is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove 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 Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carpenter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Myles
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Myles is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myles
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Saint Elmo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Elmo is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Glancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Utica
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Allen is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Bowerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- Thompsonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Rocky Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Cayuga
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hazlehurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Adams is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Martinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Crystal Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Willows
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Caseyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
- Learned
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Oakley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Port Gibson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Copiah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Port Gibson
- Utica
- Wesson
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 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Copiah 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #666879 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666879 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: Copiah
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dentville NW
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9401583 Lon: -90.6375983
- 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 Copiah, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bethel 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. |