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:
35.8196, -80.3645
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 Davidson County<2>.
The county seat for Davidson County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies just to the east 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 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesleys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wesleys Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesleys Cemetery
- Grubb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Grubb Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Cemetery
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forest Lawn Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lawn Cemetery
- Fork Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fork Cemetery is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Cemetery
- Jersey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Lexington City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- New Jersey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Jersey Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jersey Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Advance.
- The Advance United Methdodist Church (UMC) Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259100 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Rowan Memorial Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowan Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowan Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rowan Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Franklin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #48649 <5>
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- St. Andrews Episcopal Church
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Salisbury National Cemetery Annex
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Old English Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old English Cemetery is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old English Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Tyro
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Tyro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Sapona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sapona is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapona
- Currytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Currytown is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currytown
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Linwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yadkin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yadkin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yadkin
- Cotton Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Grove
- Jefferson Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jefferson Village is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Reedy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Reedy Creek is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek
- Ellis Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ellis Crossroads is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Crossroads
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Shannon Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon Park is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Park
- Advance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Trading Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Trading Ford is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trading Ford
- Welcome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spencer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Holly Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Mocksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mocksville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mocksville
- East Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- East Spencer is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Spencer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Ephesus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ephesus is located in Davie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Cooleemee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Forest Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Southmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Southmont is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southmont
- Silver Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hill
- Muddy Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muddy Creek
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 Davidson 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 Davidson 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 #981105 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981105 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: Davidson
- Est. Elev: 254 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lexington West
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.8195824 Lon: -80.3644985
- 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 Davidson, 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 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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