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A visit to the New Bethany Cemetery ...


The location of the New Bethany Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 New Bethany Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Bethany Cemetery

Lat:   34.8532°   (34° 51' 11")

Lon:   -89.9548°   (-89° 57' 17")

The New Bethany Cemetery is located in DeSoto County<2>.

The county seat for DeSoto County is located in Hernando. Hernando lies just to the southwest of the New Bethany Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 New Bethany Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Mississippi:
  • Pages specific to DeSoto County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the New Bethany Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Bethany Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bright
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
      • Bright is located in DeSoto County
    • Hernando
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southaven
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southaven
      • Southaven is located in DeSoto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,644 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southaven <4>
    • De Soto Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
      • De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
    • Aldens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
      • Aldens is located in DeSoto County
    • Alphaba
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
      • Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
    • Horn Lake
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Olive Branch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olive Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
      • Olive Branch is located in DeSoto County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,646 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Branch <4>
    • Ingrams Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
      • Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
    • Lynchburg
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
      • Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
    • Cub Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cub Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
      • Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
    • Coldwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Antioch
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
        • Antioch is located in Tate County
      • Eudora
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eudora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
        • Eudora is located in DeSoto County
      • Poagville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
        • Poagville is located in Tate County
      • Southhaven
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
        • Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
      • Walls
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
        • Walls is located in DeSoto County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
        • Former name for Walls:
        • Alpika
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <4>
      • Glover
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
        • Glover is located in DeSoto County
      • Arkabutla
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
        • Arkabutla is located in Tate County
      • Parkway Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
        • Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Oakville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
        • Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
      • Memphis
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
        • Memphis is located in DeSoto County
      • Byhalia
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byhalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byhalia
        • Byhalia is located in Marshall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byhalia <4>
      • New Town
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
        • New Town is located in Tate County
      • Barton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
        • Barton is located in Marshall County

    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 New Bethany Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeSoto County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Bethany Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the New Bethany Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Bethany Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Knights Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knights Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights Cemetery
    • Bakers Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bakers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bakers Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bakers Chapel Cemetery
    • Enon Springs Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Enon Springs Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Springs Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Nesbit Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nesbit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nesbit Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Farley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Farley Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farley Cemetery
    • Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jaybird Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jaybird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jaybird Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jaybird Cemetery
    • New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Avery Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avery Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avery Chapel Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Center Point Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Point Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Love Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Love Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love Cemetery
      • Matts Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Matts Chapel Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Matts Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Matts Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the west of Hernando.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matts Chapel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2672969 <6>
      • Kelsey Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Kelsey Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelsey Cemetery
      • Old Love Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Love Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Love Cemetery
      • Perry Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Perry Cemetery is located in Tate County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perry Cemetery
      • Wiggins Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wiggins Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wiggins Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 New Bethany Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #690354  (New Bethany Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #690354 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hernando
      • County: DeSoto         Elev: 110
      • Location given for GNIS #690354 (New Bethany Cemetery)

    The official website for DeSoto County: www.desotoms.com/

    The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

    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 DeSoto, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the New Bethany Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8532, Longitude: -89.9548       In this case, the coordinates for the New Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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