A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #58006).
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:
34.3893, -89.1764
The Bethel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest of New Albany.
The cemetery is located in Union County<3>.
The county seat for Union County is located in New Albany. New Albany lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Morrison Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Laodicea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Laodicea Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laodicea Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Cypress Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cypress Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Cemetery
- Lafayette Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Springs Cemetery
- Babb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Ingomar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Ingomar Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingomar Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thaxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lafayette Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turnpike
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Possum Trot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ingomar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Darden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ecru
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Toccopola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Toccopola is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toccopola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Cornersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cherry Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Glenfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Altus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Myrtle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cornish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pontotoc
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mound City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Delay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pannell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Union County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ecru
- Ecru lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Bethel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ecru.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ecru
- New Albany
- Oxford
- Pontotoc
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Union 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #58006
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706086 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706086 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: Union
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Etta
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3895486 Lon: -89.1764587
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Bethel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |