A visit to the Bethel Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Bethel Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Bethel Cemetery (FG ID #46860).
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:
35.4673, -83.3302
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Bethel Cemetery is located in Jackson County<3>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the 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 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Bethel Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Birdtown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Birdtown Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdtown Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tolley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sneed Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lambert Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Lambert Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert Cemetery
- Copper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Copper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Reagan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gunter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyatt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sutton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- McHan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McHan Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHan Cemetery
- Sherrill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherrill Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill Cemetery
- Owl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stamper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Nations Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Entoe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Entoe Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entoe Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherokee
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Whittier
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Wilmot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Unahala
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Dillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greens Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Webster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Addie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Leatherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Gay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Cullowhee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- Forney ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Forney is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forney
- Judson ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Judson is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Almond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Balsam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Maggie Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bushnell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bushnell is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushnell
- East Laport
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bethel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Webster
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bethel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #46860
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1009211 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1009211 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 593 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4673207 Lon: -83.3301528
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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- Bethel Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |