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:
32.4496, -88.4598
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Meridian. Meridian lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Toomsuba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lauderdale Springs Confederate - Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lauderdale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lauderdale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearn Cemetery
- Pigford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pigford Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigford Cemetery
- The Pigford Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Pigford Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #61911 <5>
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161393 <5>
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rawson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shamburger Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Sumter Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sumter Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter Memorial Gardens
- Gordon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Barrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- McMurry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McMurry Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurry Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Anna York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Anna York Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna York Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Cuba
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Lockhart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Russell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- York
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- York is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Vimville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Whynot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Kinterbish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Marion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ward
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Intercourse
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Increase
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Boyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Meridian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Daleville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
- Bailey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bailey is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey
- Porterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Derby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Pushmataha
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Cromwell
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Livingston
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nellieburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nellieburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellieburg
- Bellamy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Sucarnoochee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Hookston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Hookston is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hookston
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- Meridian
- York
- York lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 #666882 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #666882 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kewanee
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4495841 Lon: -88.4597579
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 drawn 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. |