A visit to the New Bethany 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 New Bethany Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Bethany Cemetery:
34.8537, -89.9543
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Bethany Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Bethany Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the New Bethany Cemetery.<4>
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)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Bethlehem Baptist Church
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Baptist Church is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Baptist Church
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethlehem Baptist Church is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2531459 <5>
- Knights Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Knights Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Cemetery
- Bakers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enon Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Enon Springs Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Nesbit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nesbit Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesbit Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #62940 <5>
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Jaybird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jaybird Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird Cemetery
- Grays Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2463129 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Avery Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Avery Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Chapel Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Love Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Matts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Matts Chapel Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matts Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Matts Chapel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Hernando.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2672969 <5>
- Kelsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelsey Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Cemetery
- Old Love Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Old Love Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Love Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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)
- Bright is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright
- Hernando
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Nesbit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Southaven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- De Soto Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- De Soto Village is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto Village
- Aldens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aldens is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldens
- Alphaba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alphaba is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alphaba
- Horn Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ingrams Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ingrams Mill is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingrams Mill
- Lynchburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Cub Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cub Lake is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cub Lake
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Capleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Capleville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capleville
- Eudora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eudora is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Poagville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poagville is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poagville
- Southhaven
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Southhaven is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southhaven
- Walls
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walls is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,441 people
- Former name for Walls:
- Alpika
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walls <6>
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Arkabutla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arkabutla is located in Tate County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkabutla
- Parkway Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Parkway Village is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway Village
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakville is located in Shelby County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Memphis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in DeSoto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Byhalia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lake Cormorant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Banks is located in Tunica County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
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.
- Byhalia
- Hernando
- Olive Branch
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:
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 #690355 (New Bethany Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #690355 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: DeSoto
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hernando
- Location given for New Bethany Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8537082 Lon: -89.9542566
- 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 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 '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- New Bethany 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. |