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:
35.7343, -81.3845
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 Catawba County<2>.
The county seat for Catawba County is located in Newton. Newton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast 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 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Liberty Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ridgeview Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeview Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Victory Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brookford Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- New Vision Baptist Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pinecrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pinecrest Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the north of Hickory.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2144904 <5>
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- New Jerusalem Lutheran Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Catawba Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- The Shiloh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202849 <5>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Temple Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery
- The Rhoneys Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- AME Zion Church Rhoneys Chapel
- Baton Baptist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baton Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Baton Baptist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Baton.
- The Baton Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Trinity Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207698 <5>
- Williams - Chapman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams - Chapman Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams - Chapman Cemetery
- The Williams - Chapman Cemetery has also been known as:
- Chapman Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47088 <5>
- Conover City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Long View
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Long View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
- Hildebran
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,473 people
- Viewmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Viewmont is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viewmont
- Mountain View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mountain View is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Brookford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brookford is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Northlakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Northlakes is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northlakes
- Rhodhiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Brook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Meadow Brook Village is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook Village
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- North Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Hickory is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Hickory
- Concord ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Icard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Advent Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Advent Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advent Crossroads
- Fairbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairbrook is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbrook
- Granite Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairgrove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fairgrove is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
- Saint Stephens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saint Stephens is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Stephens
- Propst Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Propst Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Propst Crossroads
- Bethlehem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Alexander County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Sawmills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
- Connelly Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rhoney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rhoney is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoney
- Blackburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blackburn is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Startown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Startown is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startown
- Rutherford College
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Catawba County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Granite Falls
- Hickory
- Rhodhiss
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 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Catawba 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 #981104 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981104 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: Catawba
- Est. Elev: 335 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Longview
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7342987 Lon: -81.3845322
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Catawba, 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 obstructions 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. |
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