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A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Bethel Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Bethel Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (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 Bethel Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.0943°   (34° 5' 39")

Lon:   -78.7164°   (-78° 42' 59")

The Bethel Cemetery is located in Columbus County<2>.

The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north of the Bethel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Cox Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Gore Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gore Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Soles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Soles Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Prince Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prince Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Prince Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Cartrette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cartrette Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cartrette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cartrette Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milligan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milligan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stevens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stevens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Watts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Watts Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Hardee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hardee Cemetery is located in Columbus County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Wright Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Marlowe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marlowe Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marlowe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Marlowe Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Stack Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stack Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stack Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stack Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Coleman Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coleman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coleman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • McKeithan Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKeithan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKeithan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKeithan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Spivey Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spivey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spivey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spivey Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Springfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Flag Patch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flag Patch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flag Patch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flag Patch Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 Bethel Cemetery.

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

  • Pine Level
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Level have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
    • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
  • Bethel
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bethel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Bethel is located in Columbus County
  • Nakina
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Nakina is located in Columbus County
  • Bug Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bug Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Ironhill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ironhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
  • Pireway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pireway. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
  • Little Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Cribb Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
    • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
  • Tabor City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Loris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loris
    • Loris is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loris <7>
  • Daisy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Longs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Clarendon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
      • Clarendon is located in Columbus County
    • Emerson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
      • Emerson is located in Columbus County
    • Longwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
      • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Ash
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
      • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Brunswick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Exum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Exum. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
      • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Green Sea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Finklea
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Finklea. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
      • Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Carolina Shores
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carolina Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
      • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
    • Redbug
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
      • Redbug is located in Columbus 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 Bethel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Columbus County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Columbus 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 Bethel Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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 #981101  (Bethel Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #981101 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: Pireway
      • County: Columbus         Elev: 13
      • Location given for GNIS #981101 (Bethel Cemetery)

    The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main

    The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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 North Carolina's counties, including Columbus, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bethel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0943, Longitude: -78.7164       In this case, the coordinates for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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>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.
    <7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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