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:
35.4871, -80.8698
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 Mecklenburg County<2>.
The county seat for Mecklenburg County is located in Charlotte. Charlotte lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Bethel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bethel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Caldwell Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rockwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rockwell Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Westport.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47277 <5>
- Caldwell Presbyterian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Huntersville First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Rocky River Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cashion & Moore Family Cemetery
- Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Centerpointe Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- United House of Prayer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Glenwood Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chapel Hill MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Willow Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery
- The Hills Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lowes Cemetery
- Lowesville Cemetery
- Rural Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Rural Hill Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill Cemetery
- Hopewell AME Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McCoy Slave Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McCoy Slave Cemetery is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Slave Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Cornelius
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Davidson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Mourne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
- River View ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- River View is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mayhew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayhew is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
- Westport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Westport is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Triangle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Triangle is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Doolie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Doolie is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
- Cannon Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
- Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
- Cannon Cross Roads
- Cannon's Crossroads
- Wallace Cross Roads
- Wallace Crossroads
- Tulin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lake Norman of Catawba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lowesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
- Terrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lucia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lucia is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
- Croft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Croft is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft
- Shepherds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Shepherds is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
- Machpelah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
- Fisher Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
- Enochville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Enochville is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
- Harts ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harts is located in Rowan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
- Mazeppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
- Sherrills Ford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
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 Mecklenburg 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 like to start with 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 Mecklenburg 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 #981102 (Bethel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #981102 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: Mecklenburg
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cornelius
- Location given for Bethel Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4870807 Lon: -80.869796
- 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 Mecklenburg, 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 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'. |
| <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. |