A visit to the Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bethesda Cemetery:
31.9029, -90.3356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethesda Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Copiah County<2>.
The county seat for Copiah County is located in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst lies just to the southwest of the Bethesda Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bethesda Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bethesda Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Little Rock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Little Rock Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Cemetery
- Gallman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gallman Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallman Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Alford Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alford Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Red Bone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Red Bone Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bone Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crystal Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wiltshire - King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Deaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Deaton Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hazlehurst Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mullens Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Hopewell.
- The Brushy Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #58313 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Hopewell.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60001 <5>
- Old Ruby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Ruby Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ruby Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Old Crystal Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethesda Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazlehurst
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sardis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hopewell is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Martinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martinsville is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Glancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glancy is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
- Beauregard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Alonzo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alonzo is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alonzo
- Thompsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thompsonville is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
- Terry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wesson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clear Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Whites is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites
- Bear Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek
- Tryus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tryus is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
- Bowerton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bowerton is located in Copiah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
- King
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- King is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- New Sight
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Sight is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
- Montgomery
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Palestine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Palestine is located in Hinds County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
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 Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Beauregard
- Crystal Springs
- Hazlehurst
- Terry
- Utica
- Wesson
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 helpful 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 Bethesda 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 Bethesda Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #708013 (Bethesda Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #708013 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: 138 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crystal Springs
- Location given for Bethesda Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9029365 Lon: -90.335646
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bethesda 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. |